How did Egypt gain independence? Who were the leaders of Egypt's independence movement? What were these leaders' beliefs and ideologies?

Egypt gained its independence by rebelling against the British, who were in control of the country. This revolution occurred throughout the country in 1919 and led to the declaration of Egyptian independence in 1922.

There was a group of Egyptian nationalists who approached the British to request independence. They were led by Saad Zaghlul and included Ali Sha'rawi Pasha, Abd al-Aziz Fahmi Bay, Muhammad 'Ali Bay, 'Abd al-Latif al-Makabati Bay, Muhammad Mahmud Pasha, Sinut Hanna...

Egypt gained its independence by rebelling against the British, who were in control of the country. This revolution occurred throughout the country in 1919 and led to the declaration of Egyptian independence in 1922.

There was a group of Egyptian nationalists who approached the British to request independence. They were led by Saad Zaghlul and included Ali Sha'rawi Pasha, Abd al-Aziz Fahmi Bay, Muhammad 'Ali Bay, 'Abd al-Latif al-Makabati Bay, Muhammad Mahmud Pasha, Sinut Hanna Bay, Hamd Pasha al-Basil, Gurg Khayyat Bay, Mahmud Abu al-Nasr Bay, Mustafa al-Nahhas Bay and Dr. Hafiz 'Afifi Bay.

The British leaders in Egypt decided that they were a serious threat to the peace and arrested and exiled Zaghlul and two others. This was the spark that led to the uprising throughout the country. 

The leaders of the delegation and many others were convinced that Egypt was capable of ruling itself, and they wanted to establish a secular democracy with popular representation in the government and also put an end to the British requisition of crops and resources and even people for their own purposes.