Arab Spring By afreiwald Dec 1, 2010 Protests start in Tunisia Jan 1, 2011 Protests arise in Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, and Morocco Jan 14, 2011 Tunisian government overthrown Jan 25, 2011 Egyptian protestors gather in Cairo, demand resignation of Mubarak Feb 1, 2011 King Abdullah II of Jordan dismisses Prime minister and his cabinet Feb 11, 2011 Mubarak resigns, transfers power to Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Feb 12, 2011 Protests start in Iraq Feb 14, 2011 Protests start in Bahrain Feb 15, 2011 Protests start in Benghazi, Libya Feb 19, 2011 Protests start in Kuwait Mar 3, 2011 Prime Minister of Egypt Ahmed Shafik resigns Mar 15, 2011 Uprisings begin in Syria Jun 3, 2011 President of Yemen injured in assassination attempt Jun 26, 2011 Kuwaitis rally against dissolution of opposition parliament Jul 1, 2011 Consitutional referendum in Morocco Period: Aug 20, 2011 to Aug 28, 2011 Battle of Tripoli, Libya. Rebel froces take control of capital Aug 27, 2011 3,000 Kuwaitis gather to protest changes to electoral law Sep 30, 2011 Abdullah II approves changes to all 42 articles of Consitution Oct 10, 2011 Coptic Christians protest destruction of church in Egypt, many killed Oct 20, 2011 Muammar Gaddafi captured and kield by rebels in Sirte Oct 24, 2011 Abdullah dismisses prime minister Marouf al-Bakhit Nov 19, 2011 Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, captured in Nigeria Period: Nov 19, 2011 to Nov 21, 2011 Cairo protests to speed up implementation of civilian government. Many people killed Nov 23, 2011 Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry releases report revealing torture and human rights violations Nov 28, 2011 Kuwait Prime Minister Nasser Al-Sabah resigns Dec 20, 2011 Egyptian women protest against human rights violations
