Historical eventJuly 32013

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.

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When
Wednesday, July 3 201313 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Dates: From 2013.

What happened

General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.

July 3 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1970Dan-Air Flight 1903
  2. 1973David Bowie
  3. 1979Jimmy Carter
  4. 1988Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
  5. 1988United States Navy
  6. 1996John Major
  7. 2005Same-sex marriage
  8. 2006Valencia Metro derailment
  9. 2013President of Egypt
  10. 2013Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
  11. 2017Boundary Fire (2017)

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July 3 2013 — 13 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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