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Google exec energizes Egyptian protests

February 9, 2011 2:52 by shafeer

Google executive Wael Ghonim addressed thousands of anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square, including many who were moved by his emotional TV appearance after being detained by Egyptian state security for 12 days.

The 30-year-old Google Inc. marketing manager was a key organizer of the online campaign that ignited the first protest on January 25 against the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for more than thirty years.

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Source: BBC

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