Mohamed Morsi's downfall determined by coffee shop rebels rather than army

A born-again opposition and a president who consistently failed to see his errors were key elements of the 3 July coup d'etat

Martin Chulov and Patrick Kingsley in Cairo
The Guardian, Friday 5 July 2013

"On Wednesday morning, as Mohamed Morsi sat discussing his plight with a small coterie of aides at a base in the east of Cairo, a senior adviser reassured him that the presidential guard would protect him no matter what.
But, as the Egyptian troops moved in on the base following the orders of army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sissi, even this elite unit slipped away, so Morsi could be easily detained. As with so many of the political errors that dogged his presidency, Morsi hadn't seen it coming.
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Last Saturday, with his political legacy crumbling, Morsi cut a serene figure when the Guardian met him in his office in Quba Palace, Cairo.
The streets of the capital were tense, but Morsi appeared cocooned, even oblivious to what had begun to take shape.
"How confident are you in the army?" the Guardian asked him. "Very," he replied. How wrong he was."