September 6, 1999 - Survives an assassination attempt in Port Said, Egypt.

September 26, 1999 - Mubarak is reelected president and is sworn in on October 5.

October 16-18, 2000 - Hosts an emergency summit meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In attendance are: President Clinton, Yasser Arafat, Ehud Barak, King Abdullah, Javier Solana, and Kofi Annan.

November 22, 2000 - Egypt recalls its ambassador from Tel Aviv in protest of West Bank air strikes by Israeli forces.

September 24, 2001 - Two weeks after the Sept. 11th attacks, Mubarak gives an interview with France 3 television in which he details how Egyptian intelligence foiled a plot to assassinate President George W. Bush and other heads of state in Genoa, Italy for the G8 summit on June 13, 2001.

March 13, 2002 - Mubarak meets at Sharm el-Sheikh with Vice President Dick Cheney. Mubarak pledges to pressure Saddam Hussein into allowing the return of United Nations inspectors. He also reiterates the Arab frustration with the perceived bias of the United States towards Israel in the Mideast conflict.

May 1, 2002 - Mubarak delivers a speech critical of the United States and its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

June 4, 2002 - In an interview with the New York Times, Mubarak says that Egypt warned the United States about an imminent Al Qaeda attack approximately a week before September 11th.

June 6-8, 2002 - Meets with President George W. Bush in Washington to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Mubarak's peace plan.

November 19, 2003 - Mubarak is forced to break-off from a televised parliamentary speech when he becomes ill. He returns several minutes later and completes the speech.

February 26, 2005 - Requests the Egyptian parliament amend the constitution to allow for multi-party elections.

May 10, 2005 - Constitutional amendment to allow open elections is approved.

September 9, 2005 - Mubarak is officially declared the winner of his country's first multiparty presidential election, nabbing a fifth, six-year term. Of the nine candidates for president he wins the election with 88.57 percent of the vote, but turnout is lower than expected. His closest contender is liberal Ayman Nour, with seven percent of the vote.

March 13, 2006 - Meets with Pope Benedict XVI. They discuss Iraq, Iran, and the prospects for Middle East peace.

May 28, 2006 - Hosts a summit with Israeli's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in an effort to coordinate security measures along both countries border, also talked about Israeli-Palestinian peace in the Middle East.

June 17, 2006 - Meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and asks for renewed peace talks between Israel and Palestine.

June 2007 - Holds a summit meeting at Sharm el-Sheik with King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel.

August 18, 2009 - Meets in Washington, D.C. with President Barack Obama to discuss the process of peace in the Middle East.

March 2010 - Undergoes gall bladder and intestinal surgery in Germany.

May 2010 - Requests Egypt's parliament extend emergency law in the country for two more years until May 31, 2012. The request is granted. The country is under the same martial law that has been in place since October 1981 when Sadat was assassinated.

January 2011 - Rioting in Cairo and other cities over poverty, unemployment and repression in Egypt. Protestors call for Mubarak to step down.

January 29, 2011 - Just after midnight Cairo time, Mubarak addresses the nation and announces that he has asked for his government to resign.

January 29, 2011 - Appoints Omar Suleiman, his intelligence chief, as his vice president. Suleiman is Mubarak's first vice president in 30 years of rule.

January 31, 2011 - Swears in his new cabinet.

February 1, 2011 - Mubarak announces he will step down in September when his term ends.