Egyptian army Facebook post (communique number 26) firing Shafik has 9,000 likes and 17,000 comments.
RT @tomgara: Another Egyptian historical moment: Ahmed Shafik was the first world leader to ever be fired over Facebook.
BBC:
“The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces decided to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq and appointed Essam Sharaf to form the new government,” the army said in a statement on its Facebook page.
Mr Shafiq was appointed by Mr Mubarak just days before he stepped down on 11 February after several weeks of popular protests against his rule.
It had been one of the protesters’ key demands that Mr Shafiq and other top ministers appointed at the end of the Mubarak rule step down.
Mr Sharaf’s appointment is significant as he spoke out in support of the revolution and took part in the street protests, says the BBC’s Alastair Leithead in Cairo.
It is a major step towards appeasing the demonstrators who have continued to camp out in Tarihr Square, as Mr Sharaf was a vocal opponent of the Mubarak government since his resignation as a minister five years ago, our correspondent adds
