(CBS/AP)
After 30 years in power, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned.
On state-run TV Friday, the day of the biggest-yet anti-government demonstrations, Mubarak’s appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman made the brief announcement of the president’s departure from office.
“In these grave circumstances that the country is passing through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to leave his position as president of the republic,” a grim-looking Suleiman said. “He has mandated the Armed Forces Supreme Council to run the state. God is our protector and succor.”
In a statement several hours after Mubarak’s resignation, a military spokesman praised Mubarak’s service to Egypt through peace and war, and said the Armed Forces Supreme Council is studying the situation and will announce its plans shortly. The military will allegedly at some point announce the dissolution of the parliament and the Shura council, essentially sacking the entire government, reports broadcaster Al-Arabiya.
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