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US hands sovereignty to interim Iraqi government lead by P.M. Allawi
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Elections for Transitional National Assembly. Shia United Iraqi Alliance wins the majority of seats.
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Kurdish leader Talabani named President. Jaafari, a Shia, is named prime minister of Iraq.
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New constitution approved by Iraqi voters to create a Islamic federal democracy
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Iraqis vote for a parliament. United Iraqi Alliance are winners, but without an absolute majority.
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President Talabani asks Shia candidate Maliki to form a new government, ending the deadlock.
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Hussein executed
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Former Baath officials return to public life
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Provincial elections law passed.
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Barzani (Kurdish) is re-elected in the Iraqi presidential election
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Maliki forms the State of Law party after a split in the United Iraqi Alliance
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Protests in Iraq
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Iraqi Parliamentary Election. No coalition wins majority
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Erbil Agreement: National Unity Government in Iraq
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Mohammed Bouazizi immolates himself in protest in Tunisia
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Protests start in Tunisia
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Tunisian President flees
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Protests start in Egypt.
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Peaceful protests in Jordan
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Protests start in Syria
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Protests start in Yemen
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Jordan’s King dismisses the government and appoints new prime minister
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Mubarak steps down as President of Egypt
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Protests start in Bahrain. Followed by brutal government crackdown
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Protests start in Benghazi, Libya
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No-fly zone imposed on Libya by the UN, backed by NATO air raid
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International Criminal Court seek Qaddafi’s arrest for crimes against humanity
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UN-brokered transition deal for Yemen is crafted
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President Saleh of Yemen leaves the country after being wounded in an attack
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Factions of the Yemeni opposition formed a 17-member transitional council
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Qadaffi leaves Tripoli, whereabouts unknown
