For the first time in nearly three decades, Hosni Mubarak is no longer president when the sun rose in Egypt on Saturday.

leading iron fist rule ended when he resigned and handed power to the country's army on Friday. Fireworks on Tahrir Square. Revelers waving Egyptian flags took to the streets of Cairo.

A large crowd was Tahrir Square on Saturday morning, elated for the final 18 days largely peaceful demonstrations to topple the government in the long term.

headlines in state-owned newspaper Al Ahram, a spokesman for the past Mubarak, a sign of change Saturday: "The people overthrew the regime."

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Crews collect debris and carried away cars burned were used as barricades began cleaning activities in and around the square.
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