Wael Ghonim — Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on Wael Ghonim; it dates his birth to 23 December 1980 in Cairo and describes him as a democracy activist and computer engineer who organised the social-media campaign that helped spur the 2011 demonstrations that forced Hosni Mubarak from power, and who was held in secret detention for 11 days.

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