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February 11, 2011 03:37 PM

Mubarak's career as Egypt's ruler

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This is an undated file photo of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (center), seen here next to his predecessor president Anwar El Sadat (right). (Balkis Press/Abaca Press/MCT)
This is an undated file photo of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (center), seen here next to his predecessor president Anwar El Sadat (right). (Balkis Press/Abaca Press/MCT) MCT
FILE - In a Sept. 17, 1979 file photo, Egyptian Vice President Hosni Mubarak meets with President Jimmy Carter in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, File)
FILE - In a Sept. 17, 1979 file photo, Egyptian Vice President Hosni Mubarak meets with President Jimmy Carter in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In an Aug. 18, 1981 file photo, Egyptian Vice-President Honsi Mubarak, right, speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Alexandria, Egypt. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In an Aug. 18, 1981 file photo, Egyptian Vice-President Honsi Mubarak, right, speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Alexandria, Egypt. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In this Oct. 6, 1981 file photo, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, right, and Vice President Hosni Mubarak are seen on the reviewing stand during a military parade just before soldiers opened fire from a truck during the parade at the reviewing stand, killing Sadat and injuring Mubarak. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Bill Foley, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 6, 1981 file photo, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, right, and Vice President Hosni Mubarak are seen on the reviewing stand during a military parade just before soldiers opened fire from a truck during the parade at the reviewing stand, killing Sadat and injuring Mubarak. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Bill Foley, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 1981 file photo, Hosni Mubarak speaks at his swearing-in ceremony as Egypt's fourth president in the People's Assembly building in Cairo. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Bill Foley, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 1981 file photo, Hosni Mubarak speaks at his swearing-in ceremony as Egypt's fourth president in the People's Assembly building in Cairo. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Bill Foley, File) AP
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 1982 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak speaks while President Reagan stands by in Washington at the White House. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Jeff Taylor, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 1982 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak speaks while President Reagan stands by in Washington at the White House. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Jeff Taylor, File) AP
FILE - In a Feb. 5, 1982 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak speaks to House Leaders at the Capitol Hill in New York. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)
FILE - In a Feb. 5, 1982 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak speaks to House Leaders at the Capitol Hill in New York. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File) AP
FILE - In a May 1, 1982 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gives a May Day speech at the Labor Federation in downtown Cairo. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Bill Foley, File)
FILE - In a May 1, 1982 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gives a May Day speech at the Labor Federation in downtown Cairo. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Bill Foley, File) AP
FILE - In a March 7, 1983 file photo, Egyptian President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak, left, greets Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on his arrival for the opening session of the 7th non-aligned summit, in New Delhi, India. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In a March 7, 1983 file photo, Egyptian President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak, left, greets Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on his arrival for the opening session of the 7th non-aligned summit, in New Delhi, India. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In a Feb. 14, 1984 file photo, President Ronald Reagan, center, King Hussein of Jordan, left, and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt walk along the colonnades at the White House. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)
FILE - In a Feb. 14, 1984 file photo, President Ronald Reagan, center, King Hussein of Jordan, left, and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt walk along the colonnades at the White House. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File) AP
FILE - In a March 13, 1985 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addresses a National Press Club luncheon in Washington.  Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military.  (AP Photo/Scott Stewart, File)
FILE - In a March 13, 1985 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addresses a National Press Club luncheon in Washington. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart, File) AP
FILE - In a March 19, 1985 file photo, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, center, welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, and King Hussein of Jordan during a surprise visit to Baghdad. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In a March 19, 1985 file photo, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, center, welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, and King Hussein of Jordan during a surprise visit to Baghdad. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
In a Jan. 27, 1987 photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, speaks with Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat in Kuwait at the sidelines of the 5th Islamic Summit.
In a Jan. 27, 1987 photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, speaks with Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat in Kuwait at the sidelines of the 5th Islamic Summit. ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In an April 4, 1989 file photo, President George H. W.  Bush walks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as they arrive back at the White House in Washington, after spending the afternoon attending a baseball game. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
FILE - In an April 4, 1989 file photo, President George H. W. Bush walks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as they arrive back at the White House in Washington, after spending the afternoon attending a baseball game. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In this June 1, 1990 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visit a panorama and weapons exhibition of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this June 1, 1990 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visit a panorama and weapons exhibition of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In a Oct. 6, 1993 file photo, PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, left, joins Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to sit for photographers at the start of a historic meeting in Cairo. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Denis Paquin, File)
FILE - In a Oct. 6, 1993 file photo, PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, left, joins Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to sit for photographers at the start of a historic meeting in Cairo. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Denis Paquin, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In a Sept. 28, 1995 file photo, President Bill Clinton, left, speaks with Yassar Arafar, center, and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, during a reception for Middle East leaders in Washington. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
FILE - In a Sept. 28, 1995 file photo, President Bill Clinton, left, speaks with Yassar Arafar, center, and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, during a reception for Middle East leaders in Washington. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In a Sept. 28, 1995 file photo, President Bill Clinton looks on as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, shakes hands with PLO leader Yasser Arafat in the East Room of the White House in Washington, after the Middle East accord signing as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, and King Hussein of Jordan, second from left, look on. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
FILE - In a Sept. 28, 1995 file photo, President Bill Clinton looks on as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, shakes hands with PLO leader Yasser Arafat in the East Room of the White House in Washington, after the Middle East accord signing as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, and King Hussein of Jordan, second from left, look on. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File) AP
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 1995 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, shakes hands with Leah Rabin, left, widow of assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Rabin's funeral in Jerusalem. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Santiago Lyon, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 1995 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, shakes hands with Leah Rabin, left, widow of assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Rabin's funeral in Jerusalem. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Santiago Lyon, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In a July 25, 2002 file photo, French President Jacques Chirac, right, and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak gesture during a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
FILE - In a July 25, 2002 file photo, French President Jacques Chirac, right, and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak gesture during a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In a June 3, 2003 file photo, U.S. President George W. Bush shakes hands with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, after the conclusion of their meeting with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah, King Abdullah of Jordan, King of Hamad of Bahrain, and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, during the Multilateral Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
FILE - In a June 3, 2003 file photo, U.S. President George W. Bush shakes hands with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, after the conclusion of their meeting with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah, King Abdullah of Jordan, King of Hamad of Bahrain, and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, during the Multilateral Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) AP
FILE - In a Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, speaks after receiving the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, in New Delhi, India. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
FILE - In a Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, speaks after receiving the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, in New Delhi, India. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) AP
FILE - In a Sept. 1, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
FILE - In a Sept. 1, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2011 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits during his meeting with Emirates foreign minister, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2011 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits during his meeting with Emirates foreign minister, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2011 file photo, anti-government protesters stamp on a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as they pose for a photo, outside the Egyptian Parliament in Cairo. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2011 file photo, anti-government protesters stamp on a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as they pose for a photo, outside the Egyptian Parliament in Cairo. Egypt's vice president says Mubarak resigned on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 as president and handed control to the military. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
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