<span>It was President Hosni Mubarak. He became president of Egypt on
October 11,
1981 after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. His ruled Egypt
for almost 30 years. His administration was criticized for various
crimes such as corruption and human rights abuse. This eventually led
to a mass protest against
his regime. Despite the promise of
constitutional reforms, it was not accepted by the people and Mubarak
resigned
and escaped only to be placed under house arrest. He was ordered to
stand Trial
on May 25, 2011 and found guilty of sabotaging the economy on May 28,
2011 by
an administrative court in Cairo and was ordered to pay with his
assets. He would later be tried for other crimes
where some he was convicted while others were dismissed.</span>
It was "a. South Carolina" that defeated the cooperationist argument that the South should act as a unit, since it was South Carolina that was the first to officially secede from the Union.
