Photos: Egypt President Hosni Mubarak Resigns

Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down Friday.

Mubarak Steps Down - After weeks of protests demanding the resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, he finally stepped down Friday and handed over power to the military. "In these difficult circumstances that the country is passing through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to leave the position of the presidency," Vice President Omar Suleiman said in a television announcement.

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Mubarak Steps Down - After weeks of protests demanding the resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, he finally stepped down Friday and handed over power to the military. "In these difficult circumstances that the country is passing through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to leave the position of the presidency," Vice President Omar Suleiman said in a television announcement.

'He's Out and We Are In' - After Mubarak’s resignation was announced, jubilant crowds in Cairo's central Tahrir Square waved Egyptian flags, and blared car horns. Passersby congratulated one another, and people shouted slogans such as "He is out and we are in" and "The people have brought down the regime." Image: REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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'He's Out and We Are In' - After Mubarak’s resignation was announced, jubilant crowds in Cairo's central Tahrir Square waved Egyptian flags, and blared car horns. Passersby congratulated one another, and people shouted slogans such as "He is out and we are in" and "The people have brought down the regime." Image: REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Mubarak's Fall - The 82-year-old Mubarak's downfall after 18 days of unprecedented mass protests was a momentous victory for people power and is sure to rock autocrats throughout the Arab world and beyond. Mubarak took office in 1981 after Islamists gunned down his predecessor Anwar Sadat at a military parade. "This is the greatest day of my life,” former Nobel Prize laureate and democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei told the Associated Press. “The country has been liberated after decades of repression." Image: REUTERS/STR /Landov

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Mubarak's Fall - The 82-year-old Mubarak's downfall after 18 days of unprecedented mass protests was a momentous victory for people power and is sure to rock autocrats throughout the Arab world and beyond. Mubarak took office in 1981 after Islamists gunned down his predecessor Anwar Sadat at a military parade. "This is the greatest day of my life,” former Nobel Prize laureate and democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei told the Associated Press. “The country has been liberated after decades of repression." Image: REUTERS/STR /Landov

The Next Steps - Egypt's military council announced that it will sack the cabinet, suspend both houses of parliament, and rule with the head of the supreme constitutional court, Al Arabiya television reported.

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The Next Steps - Egypt's military council announced that it will sack the cabinet, suspend both houses of parliament, and rule with the head of the supreme constitutional court, Al Arabiya television reported.

Thursday's Address - Mubarak gave a speech Thursday that disappointed demonstrators, who had hoped he was going to announce his resignation. Mubarak's refusal to resign had tested the loyalties of the armed forces, which had to choose whether to protect their supreme commander or ditch him.

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Thursday's Address - Mubarak gave a speech Thursday that disappointed demonstrators, who had hoped he was going to announce his resignation. Mubarak's refusal to resign had tested the loyalties of the armed forces, which had to choose whether to protect their supreme commander or ditch him.

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Tweets for Egypt - The situation in Egypt has been a hot topic on Twitter since late January. On Friday #congrats egypt was one of a few trending topics related to the protests in the region.

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Tweets for Egypt - The situation in Egypt has been a hot topic on Twitter since late January. On Friday #congrats egypt was one of a few trending topics related to the protests in the region.

The U.S. Responds - The U.S. has called for a prompt democratic transition to restore stability in Egypt, guardian of the Suez Canal linking Europe and Asia and a major force against militant Islamists in the region. "The people of Egypt have spoken, their voices have been heard and Egypt will never be the same," President Obama said Friday. Image: REUTERS/Jim Young

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The U.S. Responds - The U.S. has called for a prompt democratic transition to restore stability in Egypt, guardian of the Suez Canal linking Europe and Asia and a major force against militant Islamists in the region. "The people of Egypt have spoken, their voices have been heard and Egypt will never be the same," President Obama said Friday. Image: REUTERS/Jim Young