On the 30th of June, exactly one year after the Egyptians voted for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Morsi to become their first-ever democratically elected president, millions of protesters filled central Cairo and town squares across Egypt demanding his dismissal.
The Defence Minister, General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, promptly issued Morsi with a 48-hour deadline to heed the protesters' demands or face military intervention.
Was this another Egyptian revolution, a military coup or – as some feared – the beginning of a civil war?
With the clock to the army's deadline ticking down and the whole country poised to see what would happen next, VICE went to Cairo to find out.
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VICE News: Egypt After Morsi - Part 1
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