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==The Copts==
The Copts are the descendents of the ancient Egyptians, and they constitute between 10-15% of the Egyptian population. It is an official policy of the authorities in Egypt not to announce the number and percentage of the Copts after the army officerofficers's coup of 1952.
The vast majority of the Copts belongs to the [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox Church]], a member of the Eastern (Oriental) Orthodox Churches that also includes the Syrian, Armenian and the Ethiopian churches. They acknowledge the first three [[ecumenical councils]], namely those of [[First Ecumenical Council|Nicea]] (325 AD), [[Second Ecumenical Council|Constantinople]] (381 AD), and [[Third Ecumenical Council|Ephesus]] (431 AD), but not that of [[Fourth Ecumenical Council|Chalcedon]] (451 AD).
