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Egypt loosens generals’ grip as first freely-elected President orders retirement of defence minister and chief of staff [1]

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PUBLISHED: 14:54 EST, 12 August 2012

UPDATED: 01:58 EST, 13 August 2012

Big strides: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has been quick to remove some of the military's powers

Big strides: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has been quick to remove some of the military's powers

Egypt's first freely-elected president has taken hardline action to strip power from the military.

Mohammed Morsi ordered the defence minister and chief of staff to retire and cancelled a decree that kept lawmaking powers in the hands of top generals.

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