Almost two thirds of Egypt's population have been born since President Hosni Mubarak came to power. Many of them have found it hard to imagine anything but his rule - until now.
Across the nation people of all kinds - old and young, Christian and Muslim, rich and poor - have taken to the streets and they're refusing to back down until their voices are heard.
Their demands are few but basic. They ask for a better minimum wage and the end to the emergency law, the resignation of Egypt's longest serving minister Habib el-Hadli, and the right to practice freedom of expression.
But their calls for change are calling for deaf ears.
As unprecedented protests broke out in downtown Cairo on the first night of demonstrations across Egypt, state television chose to air a documentary about the pyramids.
There was no mention of the chaos which had ensued overnight.
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