Key dates in the life of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak: - May 4, 1928: Born in the village of Menufiyah in the Nile Delta. - 1950: Undergoes military studies before joining the air force. - 1972: Chief of staff of the air force, serving also as minister of military affairs. - April 1975: Named Egyptian vice president. - 1978: Becomes vice president of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). - October 1981: Succeeds President Anwar Sadat, who is assassinated on October 6 in Cairo by jihadists. - February 11, 2011: After 30 years in power, is forced to stand down following an 18-day revolt as Arab Spring protests sweep the region. - June 2012: Sentenced to life in prison over the deaths of protesters. A retrial is ordered. - January 2016: The appeals court confirms a three-year prison sentence for Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, for corruption. - March 2017: Mubarak acquitted by appeals court over the deaths of protesters and freed from a Cairo military hospital where he has spent much of his detention since 2011. - February 25, 2020: Mubarak dies in Cairo military hospital. doc-acm-jmy/fz