Mubarak’s death signals the end of an era in Egypt
Egyptians were divided over the funeral held for former President Hosni Mubarak.
CAIRO — Egyptians finally saw the end of former President Hosni Mubarak, nine years after he was deposed in the 2011 Arab Spring. At the age of 91, Mubarak died while in a hospital Feb. 25.
The office of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi mourned Mubarak “as one of the leaders and heroes of the glorious [1973] war [with Israel].” The government declared three days of mourning nationwide.
The country’s military also mourned the death of Mubarak, “one of its sons and one of the leaders of the glorious … war.”
In the presence of government officials, Mubarak was given a military funeral with full honors at a mosque in an eastern New Cairo neighborhood. Officials extended condolences and shook hands with Mubarak’s two sons, Alaa and Gamal, and his widow, Suzanne.
