The Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution was a coalition of organisations of young people involved in the
Egyptian Revolution of 2011. The group disbanded on 7 July 2012 after Egypt's transitional period had ended.
Members
Members included:
* The
April 6 Youth Movement
The April 6 Youth Movement ( ar, حركة شباب 6 أبريل) is an Egyptian activist group established in Spring 2008 to support the workers in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, an industrial town, who were planning to strike on 6 April.
Activists calle ...
* A youth organisation of the
Muslim Brotherhood
* Supporters of
Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei ( ar, محمد مصطفى البرادعي, Muḥammad Muṣṭafá al-Barādaʿī, ; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat who served as the vice president of Egypt on an interim basis from 14 July ...
, a leading figure of the opposition movement,
Activity
The group organized post-revolution events of the
2011 Egyptian revolution
The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January revolution ( ar, ثورة ٢٥ يناير; ), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police ho ...
and met with the
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to negotiate demands including the resignation of the
Minister of Interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergenc ...
, the restoration of a fair
minimum wage
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor. Most countries had introduced minimum wage legislation by the end of the 20th century. Bec ...
, the end of
Emergency Law
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...
and
term limit
A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potenti ...
s for the president.
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External links
Coalition of Youth Revolution
on Facebook
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References
{{Egyptian Revolution of 2011
2011 establishments in Egypt
Egyptian democracy movements
Egyptian revolution of 2011
Organizations of the Arab Spring
Organisations of the Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)
Political opposition organizations