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The turbulent Twenty-fourth Dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period ended with a coalition against Nubian control of Thebes. The confederation of Tanis, Hermopolis, Heracleopolis, and Leotopolis rulers surrendered to Piye, founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty from Kush.

After receiving invitations from twenty-two members of the League of Nations, Egypt formally applied for admission to the League on March 6, 1937. The first invitation to join had come on February 14, 1937 from Iraq, which at the time was the only Arab member of the League. The original vote on Egypt’s application had been scheduled for the regular League Assembly meeting in September of 1937, but since both Egypt and Britain were anxious to settle the issue, a special session was held on May 26, 1937. The proceedings began and ended on the same day, and Egypt’s application was unanimously approved in a secret ballot by all fifty members present.

Summary: The Egyptian Uprising refers to a series of popular demonstrations that erupted on January 25, 2011, and culminated with the resignation of longtime President Hosni Mubarak n February 11, 2011. The demonstrations first ignited shortly after the Tunisian Revolution, as hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets to protest decades of autocratic rule, corruption, brutality, and unemployment. Although Mubarak initially offered some concessions, the military turned against him when he authorized the use of force against unarmed protesters. Demonstrations continued even after Mubarak handed over power to the military, as the opposition demanded that the military follow through on revolutionary promises. Parliamentary elections are rescheduled for September 2011 and presidential elections are scheduled for November.

Nubia stretches along the Nile River from Aswān in Egypt to Khartoum in what is now called Sudan (roughly one-third in Egypt and two-thirds in Sudan). Named after the Nobatae who settled along the Nile during the reign of Roman emperor Diocletian, Nubia was the scene of a flourishing medieval Christian culture.