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A look at the rise and dramatic downfall of the former Egyptian President and Muslim Brotherhood leader

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Egypt's Islamist President-elect Mohamed Mursi waves to supporters while surrounded by his presidential guard in Cairo's Tahrir Square June 29, 2012. An Egyptian court sentenced ousted President Mohamed Mursi April 21, 2015 to 20 years in prison without parole for the killing of protesters in December 2012.Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

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Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohamed Mursi (C) attends Friday prayers at a Cairo mosque June 22, 2012. The sentencing April 21, 2015 was the first ruling against Mursi since the army toppled him in 2013 after mass protests against his rule. The decision can be appealed.Suhaib Salem/Reuters

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Supporters of Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi hold pictures of him in Cairo July 3, 2013 after an Egyptian army statement was read out on state TV. The army toppled him after mass protests against his rule.Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

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A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds up his photo in Sanaa, Yemen while standing at the top of lamp posts during a march to show solidarity with his supporters in Egypt August 15, 2013.Mohamed Al-Sayaghi/Reuters

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An injured supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi carries a poster of Mursi during a tear gas clash with riot police on the Sixth of October Bridge over the Ramsis square area in Cairo July 15, 2013.Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

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Blood from Muslin Brotherhood members stain the ground near a poster of Mursi which reads "Yes to legitimacy, No to the coup" near their campsite in Nasr city area, east of Cairo July 28, 2013.Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

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Relatives of members of the Muslim Brotherhood react outside court near Cairo after the sentencing of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie in this June 21, 2014 file photo.MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY/Reuters

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Egypt's ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi sits in a soundproof glass cage inside a makeshift courtroom during his sentencing at Egypt’s national police academy in Cairo, April 21, 2015.Amr Nabil/The Associated Press

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