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Egyptian Defense Minister Abdelfatah al-Sissi announced that President Mohammed Morsi would be removed and the Islamist constitution suspended as he unveiled a roadmap for Egypt's political future, with state media reporting that the plan sets a tight schedule for new elections.

Protests began at the end of June, with opponents of Morsi’s government clashing with his Muslim Brotherhood supporters. The Egyptian military had issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding Morsi respond to the unrest in Egypt or face military action. Since the beginning of the conflict, 39 people have been killed.

An image grab taken from Egyptian state TV shows Egyptian Defence Minister Abdelfatah al-Sissi delivering a statement as opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei (L), the heads of the Coptic Church and Al-Azhar -- Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning and other officials sit next to him on July 3, 2013 during the unveiling of a roadmap for Egypt's political future, with state media reporting that the plan sets a tight schedule for new elections. A top aide to Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi slammed what he called a "military coup" as an army ultimatum passed and the security forces slapped a travel ban on the Islamist leader AFP PHOTO/EGYPTIAN TV == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EGYPTIAN TV" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===-/AFP/Getty Images

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Egyptian opposition protestors beat a dummy of President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on July 3, 2013. Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei and the heads of the Coptic Church and Al-Azhar -- Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning -- will unveil an army roadmap for Egypt's future after President Mohamed Morsi, state television said. AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIAGIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images

Egyptian opposition protesters beat an effigy of President Morsi in Cairo's Tahrir Square on July 3. Opposition leader Mohamed El-Baradei and the heads of the Coptic Church and Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, unveiled an army roadmap for Egypt's future.

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Army soldiers take their positions in front of protesters who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, near the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo July 3, 2013. A meeting between the head of the Egyptian armed forces, liberal opposition leaders and senior Muslim and Christian clerics, has ended and a statement will be issued within the hour, the armed forces said in a statement on Facebook on Wednesday. REUTERS/ Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

Army soldiers positioned themselves in front of protesters at the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo.

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Protesters, who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, wave the Egyptian national flag as they gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo July 3, 2013. The Egyptian president's national security adviser said on Wednesday that a "military coup" was under way and army and police violence was expected to remove pro-Mursi demonstrators. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Anti-Morsi protesters waved the Egyptian national flag as they gathered at Tahrir Square. The Egyptian president's national security adviser said that a "military coup" was underway and army and police violence was expected to remove pro-Morsi demonstrators.

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An Egyptian opposition protester holds a chairr and knife during a clash between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in downtown Damietta, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. he deadline on the military's ultimatum to President Mohammed Morsi has expired, with 48 hours passing since the time it was issued. Giant cheering crowds of Morsi's opponents have been gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other locations nationwide, waving flags furiously in expection that the military will act to remove the Islamist president after the deadline ends.(AP Photo/Hamada Elrasam)

An Egyptian opposition protester held a chair and knife during a clash between supporters and opponents of President Morsi in downtown Damietta, Egypt.

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A supporter of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi holds a poster with Arabic that reads, "the people support legitimacy for the president," during a rally, in Nasser City, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The deadline on the military's ultimatum to President Mohammed Morsi has expired, with 48 hours passing since the time it was issued. Giant cheering crowds of Morsi's opponents have been gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other locations nationwide, waving flags furiously in expection that the military will act to remove the Islamist president after the deadline ends. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A supporter of President Morsi held a poster that read, "The people support legitimacy for the president," during a rally in Nasser City.

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A military helicopter files over the presidential palace as opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Army troops backed by armor and including commandos have deployed across much of the Egyptian capital, near protest sites and at key facilities and major intersections. The deployment is part of a bid by the military to tighten its control of key institutions Wednesday, slapping a travel ban on embattled president Mohammed Morsi and top allies in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the Islamist president with the expiration of an afternoon deadline. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A military helicopter flew over the presidential palace as protesters celebrated in Cairo. Army troops backed by armor and including commandos deployed across much of the Egyptian capital, near protest sites and at key facilities and major intersections. The deployment was part of a bid by the military to tighten its control of key institutions alongside its imposed travel ban on President Morsi and top allies.

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Protesters, opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi pray during a protest demanding that Mursi resign at Tahrir Square in Cairo July 3, 2013. The Egyptian president's national security adviser said on Wednesday that a "military coup" was under way and army and police violence was expected to remove pro-Mursi demonstrators. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

People prayed during a protest in Tahrir Square.

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Egyptian children hold national flags as they pose for pictures near army soldiers on an armoured personnel carrier (APC) in a Cairo street on July 3, 2013 after the Egyptian army deployed dozens of armoured vehicles near gathering of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi's supporters. Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei and the heads of the Coptic Church and Al-Azhar -- Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning -- will unveil an army roadmap for Egypt's future after President Mohamed Morsi, state television said. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKIKHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

Egyptian children held national flags as they sat near army soldiers on an armoured personnel carrier in Cairo after the Egyptian Army deployed dozens of armored vehicles near a gathering of President Morsi's supporters.

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Protesters against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo July 3, 2013. The Egyptian president's national security adviser said on Wednesday that a "military coup" was under way and army and police violence was expected to remove pro-Mursi demonstrators. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Protesters shouted slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace.

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CAIRO, EGYPT - JULY 03: A man with his face painted the colors of the Egyptian flag looks out as thousands of Egyptian protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi passes on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The president gave a defiant speech last night and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the military has taken over the state television. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A man with his face painted the colors of the Egyptian flag looked out on thousands of Egyptian protesters in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military to President Morsi passed on July 3. The president gave a defiant speech the previous evening and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. At least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and more than 200 others were injured.

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People walk across a street where Maspero, Egypt's state tv and radio station is located in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Egypt's military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, even putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the country's Islamist president when an afternoon ultimatum expires. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

People walked across a street near Maspero, Egypt's state TV and radio station in Cairo. Egypt's military placed officers in the newsroom of state TV in preparation for the push to remove President Morsi from power upon the expiration of the 48-hour ultimatum.

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This image made from video broadcast on Egyptian State Television shows President Mohammed Morsi addressing the nation in a televised speech on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. With the clock ticking, Egypt's besieged president said Tuesday that he will not step down as state media reported that the powerful military plans to overturn his Islamist-dominated government if the elected leader doesn't meet the demands of the millions of protesters calling for his ouster.(AP Photo/Egyptian State Television)

This image from a video broadcast showed President Morsi addressing the nation in a televised speech on July 2. Morsi said he would not step down in face of the ultimatum from the military to meet the demands of the millions of protesters calling for his ouster.

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