Arab Spring/Timelines
2010
December
19. Tunisia. Riots in a small Tunisian town after Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself in protest[1]
24. Police shoot dead a young protester in Bouziane, south of Tunis
27. Mass rioting in Tunis[2]
2011
January
5. Algeria. Food price riots in Algerian cities[3]
14. Jordan. Peaceful protests in Amman.
15. Tunisia. President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali takes refuge in Saudi Arabia[4]
16. Egypt. Egyptian protester sets himself on fire[5]
22. Jordan. Protests about economic policy - calls for the government to resign[6].
23. Yemen. Yemen protester arrested[7]
24. Lebanon. Lebanon's "Day of Rage"[8]
27. Egypt. Protests escalate in Cairo, Suez and other cities[9]
31. Jordan. The King dismisses the Cabinet and appoints a new Prime Minister[10]
February
2. Yemen. Protests. President Saleh promises to step down in 2003
11. Egypt. President Hosni Mubarak resigns[11]
14. Bahrain
15. Libya. 84 killed in growing unrest[12]
22. Bahrain. Thousands join anti-government rally[13].
23. Libya . Benghazi is in the hands of the rebels[14]
26.. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 imposes an embargo on the supply of arms to Libya and targeted sanctions on key regime figures[15].oo
26. Oman.
March
12 A meeting of the League of Arab States agrees to ask the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly-zone in Libya[16]
15. Syria. Protests in Damascus and Aleppo calling for democratic reforms and the release of all political prisoners[17].
17. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 authorises member nations to "to take all necessary measures to protect civilians under threat of attack in the country, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory"[18].
19. Libya. Air defence targets attacked from the air by US, UK and French forces[19].
20. Egypt. Egypt votes to adopt constitutional changes including early election [20].
31. NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) assumes sole command of of international air operations over Libya under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 (Operation Unified Protector)[21].
April
1.. US Department of Defense announces that the US is ending its air combat role in Libya [22]
May
27. G8 leaders support Arab spring goals by pledging $20bn in loans and aid to Middle East countries[23]
June
29. Egypt. Cairo street clashes leave more than 1,000 injured[24]
July
15. Libya, USA formally recognizes Libya’s the National Transitional Council, Libya's main opposition group, as the country’s legitimate government.
28. Libya, UK government recognises the National Transitional Council as Libya's "sole governmental authority."
- The chief of staff of the rebel military forces, General Abdel Fattah Younis, is killed by gunmen.