Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Waving flags and beating drums, thousands gathered at Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday for a planned "Day of Victory" rally to celebrate the one-week anniversary of the ouster of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
The march at the square -- the epicenter of 18 days of protests that led to Mubarak stepping down -- is also meant to remind the military that Egyptians were watching the ongoing reform process.
Celebrations are expected in other cities across the nation as well.
Organizers said in a statement that the event was held to "both celebrate the revolution and call for a number of demands that are yet to be fulfilled."
Some of those demands inlcude "freeing political detainees, issuing a statement on lost protestors, ending the state of emergency, holding corrupt officials accountable and tracing their assets," the statement said.
The military has been in charge since February 11, when Mubarak's resignation was announced. Top military leaders dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution and vowed to remain in charge until elections can be held in six months or so.
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