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The New York Times
CAIRO — Egypt’s military on Wednesday deposed Mohamed Morsi, the nation’s first freely elected president, suspending the constitution, installing an interim government and insisting it was responding to the millions of Egyptians who had opposed Mr. Morsi’s Islamist agenda and his allies in the Muslim Brotherhood.
The military intervention marked a tumultuous new phase in the politics of the Arab world’s most populous country, which overthrew Mr. Morsi’s predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, in 2011.
In an announcement read on state television, the military said it had taken the extraordinary steps not to seize power for itself but to ensure that "confidence and stability are secured for the people."
Under a "road map" for a post-Morsi government, the announcement said the constitution would be suspended and plans would be expedited for new presidential elections while an interim government is in charge.
The announcement came after the armed forces and deployed tanks and troops in Cairo and other cities, restricted Mr. Morsi’s movements and convened an emergency meeting of top civilian and religious leaders to devise the details of how the interim government and new elections would proceed.
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The New York Times
CAIRO — Egypt’s military on Wednesday deposed Mohamed Morsi, the nation’s first freely elected president, suspending the constitution, installing an interim government and insisting it was responding to the millions of Egyptians who had opposed Mr. Morsi’s Islamist agenda and his allies in the Muslim Brotherhood.
The military intervention marked a tumultuous new phase in the politics of the Arab world’s most populous country, which overthrew Mr. Morsi’s predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, in 2011.
In an announcement read on state television, the military said it had taken the extraordinary steps not to seize power for itself but to ensure that "confidence and stability are secured for the people."
Under a "road map" for a post-Morsi government, the announcement said the constitution would be suspended and plans would be expedited for new presidential elections while an interim government is in charge.
The announcement came after the armed forces and deployed tanks and troops in Cairo and other cities, restricted Mr. Morsi’s movements and convened an emergency meeting of top civilian and religious leaders to devise the details of how the interim government and new elections would proceed.