Arab spring uprisings timeline

Arab Spring Uprisings

  • Beginning of the Arab Spring Uprisings

    Beginning of the Arab Spring Uprisings
    more here. Arab Spring Uprisings started December 17 when a man sets himself on fire when a policewoman made him get rid of the cart filled with vegetables rudefully. His act causes him to die but impacted everyone and started Arab Spring.
  • President Ben Ali flees

    President Ben Ali flees
    More Here.President Ben (Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali) who ruled for about 23 years fleed the country after many violent protests and public anger. Leila Trabelsi flees as well, taking some of the bank's gold with her
  • President Saleh Leave Yemen

    President Saleh Leave Yemen
    More Here.For more than 3 decades of rule, President Ali Abdullah Saleh asks for forgiveness for any mistakes during his rule before leaving Yemen.
  • President Hosni Steps Down

    President Hosni Steps Down
    more hereAs more and more people protest against President Hosni Mubarak rule. The protesters head to the Presidental Palace, finally getting him to stop refusing and step down on February 12th.
  • Saudi Arabia Troops Support Government

    Saudi Arabia Troops Support Government
    more hereProtesters take hold in in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia troops make a crucial move by helping out their neighbors.
  • Gaddafi killed

    Gaddafi killed
    more hereCol Muammar Gaddafi, who was in hiding for weeks, died a gruesome death by a group of fighters. Once he was murdered and his family imprisoned nothing remained regime.
  • Mohammed Morsi

    Mohammed Morsi
    more hereWhen Mohammed Morsi wins the first presidental election, Egypt faced political and economic challenges.
  • Israel-Gaza

    Israel-Gaza
    more hereWhen Isreal launched their first flare-up against Hamas in Gaza, it showed how the forces between the two regions changed,