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Egypt in 2005

Historical records for Egypt in 2005, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

15Records
10Events
3Named people
4Places
3Categories

Historical records

February

26 February 2005Constitution of EgyptHosni Mubarak

Government / Government of Egypt

Proposes amending the constitution to permit a presidential election with multiple candidates.

26 February 2005Constitutional AmendmentHosni Mubarak

Government / Government of Egypt

Requests a constitutional amendment replacing single-candidate referendums with multi-candidate presidential elections.

26 February 2005Presidential Election ReformHosni Mubarak

Government / Government of Egypt

Calls for a constitutional change allowing more than one candidate to contest the presidency.

July

28 July 2005ElectionHosni Mubarak

Government / Government of Egypt

Announces his candidacy for another presidential term in the country's first multi-candidate contest.

September

7 September 2005Constitution of EgyptHosni Mubarak

Government / Government of Egypt

Oversees Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential election under institutions controlled by the ruling establishment.

7 September 2005ElectionHosni Mubarak

Government / Government of Egypt

Wins the first multi-candidate presidential election with an official majority.

7 September 2005End of Presidential ReferendumsHosni Mubarak

Government / Government of Egypt

Ends the previous referendum system by contesting a multi-candidate presidential election.

7 September 2005Multi-Candidate Presidential ElectionHosni Mubarak

Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Wins Egypt's first presidential election allowing multiple approved candidates.

8 September 2005ElectionHosni Mubarak

Government / Government of Egypt

Wins the presidential election as opposition candidate Ayman Nour disputes the official result.

8 September 2005ElectionAyman Nour

Politics / Al-Ghad Party

Dr. Ayman Nour, a dissident and candidate for the Al-Ghad party - Tomorrow party, contested the election results, and demanded a repeat of the election

22 September 2005Iraq Annual Material VerificationMohamed ElBaradei

Iraq · Warfare / Nuclear

IAEA inspectors complete the annual physical inventory verification of declared nuclear material remaining in Iraq.

September 2005Third Term as IAEA Director GeneralMohamed ElBaradei

Vienna · Warfare / Nuclear

The General Conference approves Mohamed ElBaradei for a third four-year term as Director General.

December

24 December 2005ElectionAyman Nour

Politics / Al-Ghad Party

In a move widely seen as political persecution, Nour is convicted of forgery and sentenced to five years at hard labor

Other Events

2005International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Mohamed ElBaradei

Warfare / Nuclear

The IAEA exists to pursue "safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear sciences and technology" (Pillars 2005)

2005Nobel PrizeMohamed ElBaradei

Oslo · Warfare / Nuclear

Shares the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to promote peaceful use.

Names involved

Ayman NourHosni MubarakMohamed ElBaradei

Places involved

CairoIraqOsloVienna

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.