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Egypt army appoints ex-PM to form new government: Al Jazeera
Egypt army appoints ex-PM to form new government: Al Jazeera

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/24/us-egypt-pm-idUSTRE7AN1QC20111124

CAIRO | Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:20pm EST

(Reuters) - Egypt's ruling military council asked former prime minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government on Thursday after protesters demanded the army sack the previous cabinet, Al Jazeera television reported, citing unspecified reports.

Ganzouri headed a cabinet from 1996 to 1999 that introduced some economic liberalization measures. Many Egyptians viewed him as an official who was not tainted by corruption, but his record serving under Mubarak could stir opposition from those demanding a clean break with the past.
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