The Egypt Protests: The Shoes Come Out

01. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square listen as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave!

chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Hundreds of thousands in Tahrir Square where ready for an explosion of joy and happiness, but it all ended in a climax of anger directed towards President Mubarak. In his speech, in which he was expected to announce his stepping down as President of Egypt, he waffled on about changes they were discussing, giving some power to his number 2 and about how he wanted people to go back to work. The people became angry, the shoes came out and they’ll be back in Tahrir Square today on a day they are dubbing Farewell Friday.

02. Opposition supporters scream in their stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is on the verge of capitulating to protester demands to give up power but may still seek to hold on in a nominal capacity by giving presidential powers to his deputy or a joint leadership involving an army council. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

03. An opposition supporter holds her child as an Egyptian flag is painted on her baby's face in their stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is on the verge of capitulating to protester demands to give up power but may still seek to hold on in a nominal capacity by giving presidential powers to his deputy or a joint leadership involving an army council. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

04. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Prostesters also chanted, down, down with Hosni Mubarak, and leave, leave, in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

05. Opposition supporters react in dismay at President Hosni Mubarak's speech to the nation in their stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

06. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Protesters also chanted, down, down with Hosni Mubarak, and leave, leave, in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

07. Opposition supporters wave shoes in dismay at President Hosni Mubarak's speech to the nation in their stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

08. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Protesters also chanted, down, down with Hosni Mubarak, and leave, leave, in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

09. Opposition supporters wave shoes in dismay at President Hosni Mubarak's speech to the nation in their stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

10. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square listen as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Protesters also chanted, down, down with Hosni Mubarak, and leave, leave, in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

11. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square react after President Hosni Mubarak's speech to the nation February 10, 2011. Protesters also chanted, down, down with Hosni Mubarak, and leave, leave, in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

12. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wait to hear President Hosni Mubarak's address to the nation February 10, 2011. Protesters also chanted, down, down with Hosni Mubarak, and leave, leave, in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

13. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave flags as they wait to hear President Hosni Mubarak's address to the nation February 10, 2011. Protesters also chanted, down, down with Hosni Mubarak, and leave, leave, in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

15. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square listen as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

16. An anti-government protester in Cairo's Tahrir Square listens as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

17. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

18. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square react as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

19. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

20. Opposition supporters shout in their stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. President Hosni Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

21. Army soldiers in Cairo's Tahrir Square listen as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

22. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square listen as President Hosni Mubarak addresses the nation in a televised speech February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

23. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square listen as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

24. Demonstrators chant anti-Mubarak slogans before his speech in Tahrir square, February 10, 2011. President Hosni Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

25. Demonstrators gesture as they listen to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's televised speech screened in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

26. Demonstrators react as they listen to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's speech in Cairo's Tahrir Square February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

27. Demonstrators react as they listen to Mubarak's speech in front of a big screen in Tahrir square, February 10, 2011. President Hosni Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih