Egyptian Tank Man
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During the protests of Egyptian Revolution of 2011
, an anonymous young Egyptian man became famous for his act of stopping the advance of an armored police vehicle, that was shooting water on the protestors in Al-Qasr Al-Aini Street in Cairo
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Video and pictures were taken showing him running to stop an armored police vehicle spraying water on the demonstrators, which he succeeded to stop its advance for few moments. The famous video of the situation, was taken by a journalist named Mostafa Fathi of Radio Horreyyetna (Our Freedom), in Egypt. He shot the video from the balcony of his office in the building overlooking Al-Qasr Al-Aini Street. It is worth mentioning that this street leads to the Tahrir Square. The pictures taken of the situation, and spread widely, was taken by a press photographer named Tarek Wajeh of Al Masry Al Youm newspaper, in Egypt.. A picture of the Egyptian Tank Man was also featured in France 24
's observer network
did during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
in China. It is noted, however, that the Egyptian Tank Man is not as internationally acclaimed as the original Tankman, but may prove to be in the future (given that this was a relatively recent event).
2011 Egyptian revolution
The 2011 Egyptian revolution took place following a popular uprising that began on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 and is still continuing as of November 2011. The uprising was mainly a campaign of non-violent civil resistance, which featured a series of demonstrations, marches, acts of civil...
, an anonymous young Egyptian man became famous for his act of stopping the advance of an armored police vehicle, that was shooting water on the protestors in Al-Qasr Al-Aini Street in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
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Video and pictures were taken showing him running to stop an armored police vehicle spraying water on the demonstrators, which he succeeded to stop its advance for few moments. The famous video of the situation, was taken by a journalist named Mostafa Fathi of Radio Horreyyetna (Our Freedom), in Egypt. He shot the video from the balcony of his office in the building overlooking Al-Qasr Al-Aini Street. It is worth mentioning that this street leads to the Tahrir Square. The pictures taken of the situation, and spread widely, was taken by a press photographer named Tarek Wajeh of Al Masry Al Youm newspaper, in Egypt.. A picture of the Egyptian Tank Man was also featured in France 24
France 24
France 24 is an international news and current affairs television channel. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC World News, DW-TV, NHK World and RT, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world. During 2010 the channel started broadcasting through...
's observer network
Similarity to the Chinese Tank Man
Media worldwide compared what the Egyptian man did in January 25, 2011, to what the famous Chinese Tank ManTank Man
Tank Man, or the Unknown Rebel, is the nickname of an anonymous man who stood in front of a column of Chinese Type 59 tanks the morning after the Chinese military forcibly removed protestors from in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. The man achieved widespread international...
did during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese , were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China beginning on 15 April 1989...
in China. It is noted, however, that the Egyptian Tank Man is not as internationally acclaimed as the original Tankman, but may prove to be in the future (given that this was a relatively recent event).