Key Dates In Mubarak's 29-year Rule

Here are key dates in Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's 29-year rule presidency.

May, 4, 1928 - Mubarak is born in a village in Egypt's Nile Delta.

Oct. 14, 1981 - Mubarak is named Egypt's president after assassination of President Anwar Sadat.

June 26, 1995 - Mubarak survives an assassination attempt in Ethiopia.

March 2005 - Hundreds take part in street protests organized by the Kifaya (Enough) Movement to oppose a fifth term for Mubarak or plans to allow his son Gamal to succeed him.

May 11, 2005 - Parliament votes to change the constitution to allow contested presidential elections.

Sept. 27, 2005 - Mubarak is sworn in for a fifth consecutive term after winning the first contested presidential election on Sept. 7.

March 27, 2010 - Mubarak returns home after surgery in Germany to remove his gallbladder.

Nov. 28, 2010 - Parliamentary elections are held. Opposition parties say the vote was marred by fraud.

Jan. 25, 2011 - Anti-government protests are staged across Egypt to demand Mubarak's ouster.

Jan. 28, 2011 - Mubarak orders the army out on the streets to restore order.

Jan. 29, 2011 - A wave of looting grips Egypt after police withdrew from Cairo and several cities.

Feb. 1, 2011 - Mubarak says he will not not run for president in September elections and will die in Egypt, rejecting calls from hundreds of thousands of protesters to immediately step down.