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khaled said beaten by police
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mohamed bouazizis protest
Mohamed Bouazizi was a 26-year-old university graduate without a steady job, trying to support his family. Mohamed set himself on fire, acting out of desperation after police confiscated the fruits and vegetables he sold without a permit. -
ben ali flees to saudi arabia
president ben ali fled his country on Friday night, capitulating after a month of mounting protests calling for an end to his 23 years of authoritarian rule. -
day of rage protests in tahrir sqaure
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hosni mubarak resigns
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thousands of protesters gather at the pearl roundabout in the capital manama to protest government violence at funeral of pro-democracy protester
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protest begins in benghazi
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UN security council votes to refer muammar gaddafi to international criminal court for war crimes
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gulf cooperation council troops under the leadership of saudi arabia enter bahrain
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UN security council backs no fly zone and airstrikes to protect libyan citizens
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( operation odyssey dawn ) NATO commands air and missle strikes against muammar gaddafi
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assad sacks cabinet hints at reform
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friday of martyrs
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houla massacre
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ben ali sentenced to 35 years in jail in abstentia
A Tunisian court sentenced former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia on Monday to 35 years in jail, six months after his overthrow in a revolution helped to inspire the "Arab Spring." -
international contact group on libya formally reconizies opposition government national transitional council
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mummar gaddafi killed
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constituent assembly results, ennahda (moderate islamic party) wins a majority
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prime minister hamadi jebali took office
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freedom and justice party (affiliated with muslim brotherhood) win majority of seats in parlimentary elections
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pearl roundabout destroyed
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ennahda announces constitution will not cite islamic law underscoring secular nature of government
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hosni mubarak sentenced to life sentence for killing protesters
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mohammad morsi ( muslim brotherhood canadiate) elected president
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general national congress elections held
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nearly 20 senior syrian military officers defect assads regime
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general national congress takes office
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morsi asserts political control over military by forcing military cheif to resign
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freedom and democracy ralley draws perhaqps as many as 100000 people