Mubarack became president of the Middle East country after his predecessor Anwar El Sadat was gunned down at a military parade in 1981. The former air force commander has proved a far more durable leader than anyone imagined at the time.
The president of Egypt wants to stay on until the end because in my opinion, he wants to move the coffers of the country out to a Swiss bank account. Mr. Mubarak is defying the will of the people who want him out now.
"Leave, leave" came the chant, showing Mubarack's defiant insistence on serving out his fifth did not go down well.
The President of the United States Mr. Barack Obama sent an envoy to privately urge the Egyptian president to ready himself for a transition in power.
Mubarack has long promoted peace abroad and more recently backed economic reforms at home led by his cabinet under Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif. But he has always kept a tight lid on political opposition.
That is what a dictator does if you ask me. During his thirty years as president of Egypt, he has resisted any significant political change even under pressure from the United States, which has poured billions of dollars of military and other aid into Egypt since it became the first Arab state to make peace with Israel, signing a treaty in 1979.
Should the U.S go take him down? After all, Egypt has been one of America strongest ally
