President Mubarak was forced by demonstrators to step down and hand over power to an army council in February 2011. 

2011 March - Egyptians approve constitutional reforms, paving the way for new elections.

2011 April-August - Protests continue in Cairo's Tahrir Square over slow pace of change.

2011 October - Clashes between Coptic Christians and security forces kill 24 people.

2011 November - Prime Minister Essam Sharaf resigns in response to the continuing unrest.

2012 January - Islamist parties win parliamentary elections.

2012 March - Pope Shenouda III, the veteran head of the Coptic Church, dies.

2012 May - Moslem Brotherhood’s Mohamed Mursi narrowly wins presidential election.

2012 August - President Mursi dismisses and retires military top brass.

2012 September – Army kills 32 militants and destroys 31 smuggling tunnels to Gaza.

2012 November - Bishop Tawadros is chosen as the new Pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians.

2012 December - Constituent Assembly approves draft constitution.

2013 January – Over 50 people killed in days of violent street protests.

2013 March - Court halts Mursi's plans to bring forward parliamentary elections.

2013 June - Mursi appoints allies as regional governors in 13 of 27 governorships.

2013 July - Military overthrows President Mursi amid mass demonstrations.

2013 July – Supreme Court President, Adly Mansour, sworn in as interim President.

2013 July – Mohamed Mursi’s supporters demonstrate against his overthrow.

Source: BBC