In June 2013 , protests calling for Morsi 's resignation erupted . The military , backed by the political opposition and leading religious figures , stepped in and deposed Morsi in a coup . It suspended the constitution and appointed Adly Mansour as interim president . Pro-Morsi demonstrations were crushed , resulting in over 800 deaths . Egyptian prosecutors then charged Morsi with various crimes and sought the death penalty , a move denounced by Amnesty International as " a charade based on null and void procedures " . His death sentence was overturned in November 2016 and a retrial ordered . Morsi died during trial on 17 June 2019
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