<p>Protesters standing on one of the destroyed buses previously used as a barricade, celebrate the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo on Friday.</p>
February 12, 2011
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February 12, 2011 8 p.m.
'Egypt is free'
President Hosni Mubarak surrenders power to the military, ending protests
CAIRO - Cries of "Egypt is free" rang out and fireworks lit up the sky as hundreds of thousands danced, wept and prayed in joyful pandemonium after 18 days of peaceful pro-democracy protests forced President Hosni Mubarak to surrender power to the military, ending three decades of authoritarian rule.