Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak ( Arabic : محمد حسني سيد مبارك , Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈħæmːæd ˈħosni ˈsæjːed moˈbɑːɾɑk] , the Egyptian strongman for nearly three decades (October 14, 1981 - February 11, 2011) finally bowed to pressure from the streets of Egypt and a subtle push from the Egyptian military, today, after more than 18 days (from January 25, 2011) of what seems to have been a spontaneous street demonstration following the ouster of another African strongman, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ( Arabic : زين العابدين بن علي , Zayn al-‘Ābidīn bin ‘Alī) of Tunisia.