Wael Ghonim
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Wael Ghonim is an Internet activist and computer engineer, Google’s Middle East and North Africa Marketing Manager. As "ElShaheeed," he started up an influential Facebook page that galvanized voices of protest in Egypt. In early 2011, he was detained by the Egyptian government for 11 days -- when freed after international pressure, he revealed his identity, and became a leading fugure in the youth revolution that forced Hosni Mubarak from power.

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Best of TEDTalks 2011, #4: Inside the Egyptian Revolution

Posted December 21, 2011 | 12/21/11 11:00 AM ET

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