Arab Spring Comparative Timeline

By Tahjae
  • Egypt

    Egypt
    Khaled Said beaten by police
  • Tunisia

    Tunisia
    Mohamed Bouazizi's protest.
  • Tunisia

    Tunisia
    Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia
  • Egypt

    Egypt
    'Day of Rage' protests in Tahrir Square.
  • Egypt

    Egypt
    Honsi Mubarak resigns.
  • Bahrain

    Bahrain
    Thousands of protesters gather at the Pearl Roundabout in the capital Manama to protest government violence at funeral of pro-demacracy protester.
  • Lybia

    Lybia
    Protest Begins in Benghazi
  • Lybia

    Lybia
    UN security Council votes to refer Muammar Gaddafi to International Criminal Court for war crimes.
  • Bahrain

    Bahrain
    Gulf Cooperation Council troops under the leadership of Saudi Arabia enter Bahrain.
  • Libya

    Libya
    UN Security Council backs no fly zone and airstrikes' to protect Libyan civiliains.
  • Libya

    Libya
    ( Operation Odyssey Dawn ) NATO commands air and missile strikes against Muuammar Gaddafi.
  • Syria

    Syria
    Assad sacks cabinet, hints at reform.
  • Syria

    Syria
    ' Friday of Martyrs "
  • Tunisia

    Tunisia
    Ben Ali sentenced to 35 years in jail in abstentia.
  • Libya

    Libya
    International Contact Group on Libya formally recognizes opposition government National Transitional Council.
  • Libya

    Libya
    Muammar Gaddafi killed.
  • Tunisia

    Tunisia
    Constituent Assembly results, Ennahda ( moderate Islamist party ) wins a majority.
  • Tunisia

    Tunisia
    Prime Minsiter Hamadi Jebali took office.
  • Egypt

    Egypt
    Freedom and Justice Party ( affiliated with Muslim Brotherhood ) win majority seats in Parliamentary elections.
  • Bahrain

    Bahrain
    Pearl Roundabout destroyed.
  • Tunisia

    Tunisia
    Ennahda announced constitution will not cite islamic law underscoring secluar nature of government.
  • Syria

    Syria
    Houla massacre
  • Egypt

    Egypt
    Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life sentence for killing protesters.
  • Egypt

    Egypt
    Mohammad Morsi ( Muslim Brotherhood's candidate ) elected President .
  • Libya

    Libya
    General National Congress elections held.
  • Syria

    Syria
    Nearly 20 Senior Syrian Military Officers Defect Assad's Regime.
  • Libya

    Libya
    General National Congress takes office.
  • Egypt

    Egypt
    Morsi asserts political control over military by forcing military chief to resign.
  • Bahrain

    Bahrain
    ' Freedom and Democracy " Rally draws perhaps as many as 100,000.