October 1981: Mubarak succeeds the assassinated leader Anwar Sadat, who had made him vice president. He is approved as president in a referendum; the regime subsequently holds regular elections, but not until 2005 are rival candidates allowed challenging him.
May 1989: Egypt readmitted to the Arab League.
June 1995: Mubarak escapes an assassination attempt in Addis Ababa.
November 1997: Jamaa Islamiya kills 68, including 58 foreign tourists in Luxor.
September 1999: Mubarak lightly hurt in an assassination attempt in Port Said.
September 2003: Mubarak’s son Gamal appears to be being groomed to succeed him.
February 2005: Egypt decides to send an ambassador to Israel.
July 2005: Triple bomb attacks in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh kill at least 68.
September 2005: Mubarak sworn in for a fifth term after first multi-candidate poll.
February 2010: Mohamed ElBaradei returns saying he would contest for presidency.
November 2010: Mubarak’s wins in polls, as the opposition cries foul.
January 25, 2011: Major nationwide protests begin calling for Mubarak’s ouster. An estimated 300 people killed and 3,000 hurt in clashes with police over a few days.
January 29, 2011: Mubarak announces his first ever vice president, Omar Suleiman, and a new prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq.
February 1, 2011: Mubarak announces that he will not stand for re-election in September and will work to prepare for an orderly transition, eliciting jeers from demonstrators in the street who protest for another 10 days.
February 6, 2011: The regime holds landmark talks with opposition groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, which says proposed reforms do not go far enough.
February 10, 2011: Mubarak refuses to step down while surrendering some powers to his deputy Omar Suleiman.
