National Police Day (Egypt)
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National Police Day is a national holiday
in Egypt
that occurs each year on January 25.
The holiday commemorates and is a remembrance for 50 police officers killed and more wounded when they refused British demands to hand over weapons and evacuate the Ismaïlia
Police Station on 25 January 1952. The British Army
surrounded the police station, then brought tanks in and took over the police station. The event was photographed by a local and photos published, inciting anger and riots throughout Egypt.
January 25 was declared as an official holiday in 2009 by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
to recognize the efforts of Egyptian police to maintain security and stability in Egypt and recognized their sacrifices.
National holiday
National holiday may refer to:*A National Day, in which a country celebrates its independence, establishment or an otherwise significant event....
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
that occurs each year on January 25.
The holiday commemorates and is a remembrance for 50 police officers killed and more wounded when they refused British demands to hand over weapons and evacuate the Ismaïlia
Ismaïlia
-Notable natives:*Osman Ahmed Osman, a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician, was born in this town on 6 April 1917....
Police Station on 25 January 1952. The British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
surrounded the police station, then brought tanks in and took over the police station. The event was photographed by a local and photos published, inciting anger and riots throughout Egypt.
January 25 was declared as an official holiday in 2009 by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
to recognize the efforts of Egyptian police to maintain security and stability in Egypt and recognized their sacrifices.
See also
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