Egyptian rejoice as Hosni Mubarak steps down finally

A wave of happiness ran in the streets of Egypt on Friday as President Hosni Mubarak who had continued his reign for three decades finally stepped down handing power to army.

After 18 days of relentless rallies against his rule as President, the beleaguered leader got no option but to relinquish his much demanded post. With the quitting of Mubarak, it has been second time that an Arab leader is over thrown by a popular uprising in a month.

Late Friday afternoon, the longest-serving modern ruler in the Arab world left his palace in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis for his equally palatial home in the Sinai resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

As per report of the sources, Vice President Omar Suleiman told media that a military council will run the affairs of Egypt. It was also told that a free and fair presidential election will take place in the coming months of September.

Egyptians celebrated loudly yesterday night at the departure of Hosni and thus the end of autocratic rule in the country.

“This is the greatest day in the history of Egypt,” said Ayman Nour, who was let out of jail just long enough in 2005 to challenge Mr. Mubarak in the country’s only relatively open presidential election. “It will not be repeated.”

T the resignation of Mubarak, US President Obama expressed his happiness and said a new generation has emerged, and a democratic Egypt can advance its role of responsible leadership in the Middle East and around the world.

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