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In this Thursday, March 14, 2014 photo, Egypt's Defense Minister, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, attends a gala event at the Cairo Opera House. Earlier in the day, the former chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forces, Gen. Sami Anan, declared that he would not run for president, as the public had anticipated. The announcement leaves a leftist politician as the only serious candidate to run against the nation's military chief, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in the vote, expected in April. (AP Photo/Ahmed Omar)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013 file photo, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt's Defense Minister salutes during an arrival ceremony for U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt. On Saturday, March, 8, 2014 interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour issued a law regulating the upcoming election, which is expected to be held by the end of April. As he nears announcing a run for Egypt’s presidency, El-Sissi has been focusing on preparing an economic program, senior generals and government officials say, demonstrating the wariness within the military over the scale of problems facing the country. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 file photo, Egypt’s military chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi smiles as he speaks to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their talks along with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, Russia. On Saturday, March, 8, 2014 interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour issued a law regulating the upcoming Presidential election, which is expected to be held by the end of April. As he nears announcing a run for Egypt’s presidency, El-Sissi has been focusing on preparing an economic program, senior generals and government officials say, demonstrating the wariness within the military over the scale of problems facing the country. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
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This image posted on the official Facebook account of Egypt's military spokesman shows Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi addressing cadets at a military academy in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. He gave his strongest indication yet that he intends to enter presidential elections, saying in the speech that he "can't turn his back" if Egyptians want him to run. (AP Photo/Egypt military spokesman via Facebook)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reviews honor guards during an arrival ceremony for his U.S. counterpart at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo. Egypt's military chief says he "can't turn his back" if the majority of Egyptians want him to run for president. El-Sissi's comments, made in a speech Tuesday, March 4, 2014 to military cadets and reported by the state news agency MEAN, are his strongest yet suggesting he intends to run. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool, File)
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** FILE ** In this Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, file photo, Egypt's Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, right, and army's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Sedki Sobhi, left, attend the funeral of Giza Police Gen. Nabil Farrag in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
