Egypt’s cabinet announced that Thursday 30th June which coincides with the third anniversary of mass protests that saw President Morsi ousted a public holiday reports local media.
According to a statement released by the Egyptian cabinet the holiday applies to the public sector and government employees. Furthermore, all museums and archaeological sites will be free to enter on that day for all citizens, Arabs and foreigners living in Egypt.
In 2012 Egyptians gathered in millions to protest the rule of the first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi from the Muslim Brotherhood group. June 2012 marks Morsi’s inauguration as President. The current Egypt President General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led the Egyptian military to oust President Morsi after Morsi failed to meet the army’s ultimatum of resolving the crisis in 48 hours. Sisi was elected in the Presidential elections that followed a year after.
The public day will not be applicable to schools and universities where students are currently taking exams.
