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Arab Spring Comparative Timeline
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Khaled said beaten by police
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Mohammed Bouazizi's protest
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Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia
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"Day Of Rage" protests in Tahrir Square
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Hosni Mubarak resigns
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Protesters gather at Pearl Roundabout in Bahrain
Thousands of protesters gathered at the Pearl Roundabout in the capital of Manama to protest government violence at funeral of pro-democracy protester. (Bahrain) -
Protest begins in Benghazi
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Un security council
votes to refer Muammar Gaddafi to International Criminal Court for war crimes -
Gulf cooperation council troops
under the leadership of Saudi Arabiaenter Bahrain. -
Pearl Roundabout destroyed
Pearl Roundabout was destroyed. Government tore down the monument. Also, stated on BTV, that the monument had been "violated" and "desecrated" by the "vile" anti-government protests, and had to be "cleansed." -
Operation Odyssey Dawn
NATO commands air & missle strikes against Miammar Gaddafi -
Assad sacks cabinet, hints at reform
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"Friday of Martyrs"
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Ben Ali sentenced to 35 years in jail in abstentia
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International Conact Group
on libya formally recognizes opposition government National Transitional Council -
Muammar Gaddafi Killed
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Constituent Assembly results,
Ennahda (moderate Islamist party) wins a majority. -
Prime Minister /hamadi Jebali took office
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Ennahda announces constitution will not
cite Islamic law underscoring secular nature of government.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/world/africa/tunisia-says-constitution-will-not-cite-islamic-law.html?_r=0 -
Houla Massacre
This was in the middle of the Syrian Uprising, in two opposition-controlled villages in the Houla Region of Syria. According to the United Nations, 108 people were killed, including 34 women and 49 children. -
Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life sentence
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Mohammad Morsi
(Muslim Brotherhood's canidate) elected president -
General National Congress elections held
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Syrian Military Officers Defect Assad's Regime
Nearly 20 Senior syrian military officers defect Assad's regime -
General National Congress takes office
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Morsi asserts political control
over military by forcing military chief to resign -
"Freedom and Democracy"
Rally draws perhaps as many as 100,000. -
Freedom and Justice party
(affilliated with Muslim Brotherhood) win majority of seats in Parliamentary elections -
Gulf cooperation
