Arab Spring

Protesters gathering in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt; Demonstrators marching through Habib Bourguib Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia; Political dissidents in Sana'a, Yemen, demanding the resignation of the president; Protesters gathering in Pearl Roundabout in Manama, Bahrain; Hundreds of Thousands in Douma, Damascus, Syria; Demonstrators in Bayda, Libya.

      Government overthrown       Sustained civil disorder and governmental changes       Protests and governmental changes
      Major protests       Minor protests       Protests outside the Arab world

Overview

The series of protests and demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa has become known as the "Arab Spring",and sometimes as the "Arab Spring and Winter"even though not all the participants in the protests are Arab. It was sparked by the first protests that occurred in Tunisia on 18 December 2010 following Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation in protest of police corruption and ill treatment.The protests have also triggered similar unrest outside the region.

Timeline

• December 17, 2010: Tunisia Tunisia, the protests began.
• December 28, 2010: Algeria Algeria, the protests began.
• January 13 to 16, 2011: Libya Libya, the demonstrators were controlled.
• January 14, 2011: Jordan Jordan, the protests began.
• January 14, 2011: Tunisia Tunisia, the government fell.
• January 17, 2011: Mauritania Mauritania 'a person burned himself.
• January 17, 2011: Template:Country data Muscat Oman in a small protest was held.
• January 18, 2011: Yemen Yemen, the protests began.
• January 21, 2011: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 'a person burned himself and held a small protest.
• January 25, 2011: Egypt Egypt, the protests began.
• January 26, 2011: Syria Syria 'a person burned himself.
• January 28, 2011: Palestine Palestinian, the protests began.
• January 30, 2011: Morocco Morocco, the protests began.
• January 30, 2011: Sudan Sudan, the protests began.
• February 1, 2011: Jordan Jordan, the government was dismissed.
• February 1, 2011: Djibouti Djibouti in a small protest was held.
• February 4, 2011: Bahrain Bahrain in a small protest was held.
• February 10, 2011: Egypt Egypt, the President, the assistant handed over the powers.
• February 10, 2011: Iraq Iraq 'small-scale organized protest. Nouri al-Maliki announced that the forthcoming elections would not be a candidate.
• February 11, 2011: Egypt Egypt, the President Hosni Mubarak resigned.
• February 15, 2011: Libya Libya 'in the demonstrations flared up again.
• March 3, 2011: Libya Libya 'the President Muammar Gaddafi' in the hands of the capital, Tripoli, Sabha and remained in the cities of Sidra. A whole, including the country's east, the vast majority of the country came under opposition.
• March 5, 2011: Libya Libya 'in some cities towards the Gaddafi attacked. Libyan Air Force began to bomb the cities. Opposition forces began to withdraw from the west to the east.
• March 19, 2011: Libya Libya in accordance with the decision of the United Nations began to be bombed.
• August 3, 2011: Egypt Egypt, the President Hosni Mubarak in the trial began.
• Augustus 21-22, 2011: Libya Libya 'Dissidents also entered the capital Tripoli.
• October 20, 2011: Libya Libya 's town of Sirte, the President of Muammar Gaddafi killed by the rebels.