Arab Springs uprising

  • Mohamed Bouaziz sets himself on fire

    Mohamed Bouazizi kills himself by setting himself on fire. This leads to mass protests over the Arab world.
  • Zine El Abidine Den leaves Saudi Arabia

    This ends more than two decsdes of authoritarian rule.
  • A series of massacres by snipers in Kasserine and Thala

    The violance for these attacks shocks the whole country. This leads to a nation wde phenomenon that helps start the uprising.
  • Protests in Yemen emerge against Ali Abdullah Saleh

    Ali Abdullah Saleh ruled for more than three dcades
  • Hosni Mubarak resigns after 18 dys of protest in Egypt

  • Libya rebels take over controle.

  • Muberek, from Egypt, goes on trial

  • Presedent from Yemen leaves country

  • In Lybia rebels enter Tripoli

    Moammar Gadhafi goes into hiding
  • Gadhfi killed

    Ends four decades of authoritarian rule
  • Yemen: Saleh resigns

  • UN report finds abuses

    King Hamad bin Asa Al Khadifi promises reform
  • Egypt: citizens vote in Parliamentary elections

    Muslim Brotherhood leads
  • Syria estimates dead at 5000