Tahrir Square: Tahrir Square is a major public town square in Downtown Cairo, Egypt.
Pro-democracy demonstrators in Cairo called for a million-strong protest in the Egyptian capital's Tahrir Squarr against the interim military regime. The mass rally was organised by similar groups and activists involved in the uprising in February. Tens of thousands of people had packed into Tahrir Square as clashes with police and soldiers continued.
The protesters are demanding an end to military rule, which has been in place since Hosni Mubarak was ousted as President in February 2011.
The Tahrir square was originally called Ismailia Square after the 19th-century ruler Khedive Ismail. After the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 the square became known as Tahrir (Liberation) Square.
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