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The 2011 Egyptian revolution (Revolution
of 25 January), which is still continuing as of December 2011.
The uprising was mainly a campaign of non-violent
civil resistance, which featured a series of
demonstrations, marches, acts of civil disobedience,
and labor strikes
Despite being predominantly peaceful in nature,
the revolution was not without violent clashes
between security forces and protesters, with at
least 846 people killed and 6,000 injured