4 March, 2011
In the face of growing protests against their rule, the military appointed a new civilian prime minister, Essam Sharaf - who tried to placate a crowd of thousands in Tahrir Square by praising the martyrs of the revolution, and promising to resign if he did not meet their demands.
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