Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was born on 19 November 1954 in Cairo. An Egyptian military officer and politician, el-Sisi has been President of Egypt since 2014. As defense minister and head of the army he led the removal of President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 after mass protests against him, and was elected president the following year with a large majority. His rule has been marked by a harsh crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other opponents, which has drawn criticism from human rights organizations. He has launched large infrastructure projects, including the new Suez Canal channel and a new administrative capital east of Cairo. A constitutional amendment in 2019 allowed him to remain in office until 2030.
Before and after
- 3 November 1954Death of Henri Matisse
- 8 November 1954Birth of Kazuo Ishiguro
- 11 November 1954Publication of The Two Towers
- 14 November 1954Birth of Condoleezza Rice
- 19 November 1954Birth of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
- 28 November 1954Death of Enrico Fermi
- 9 December 1954Birth of Jean-Claude Juncker
- from 15 December 1954 to 10 October 2010Netherlands Antilles
- 28 December 1954Birth of Denzel Washington
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