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Mid-January thousands begin to protest in the streets of Sana'a to demand a change in government. This appeared to be the first large scale protest against president Saleh's rule.
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Tawakel Karman leader of the oppostition forces (Al-Ishlah) is attacked by security forces during protest, protesters stop attackers.
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20,000 prtest in the streets of Sana'a. Protests broken up in Aden by security forces tear gas and live ammunition are used.
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Largest demonstrations yet anti. Gov. protests in Sana'a, Taiz, and Aden -3 people killed.
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Students begin protests at Sana'a University.
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One teenager killed 4 wounded in a clash with soldiers in Yemen's southern Port of Aden.
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180,000 protestors across Yemen, 30,000 in front of Sana'a University 10 times as many as had become "normal" police open fire kill 4 and wound 43.
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Yemeni anti-government demonstrators were attacked by government forces, killing 45.
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Yemeni security forces and gunmen in civilian clothes have fired on protesters marching through the southern city of Taiz , killing at least 12 people amid reports that the US now wants President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit.
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Yemini forces kill 18 and wound hundreds in Sana'a, Taiz, and Hudaida.
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President Saleh was injured after shells or a missile hit a mosque inside, killing three guards and a cleric and injuring two other senior government figures.
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President Saleh, bandaged and looking weak, criticizes opponents in his first public appreaence since the assasination attempt.
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President Saleh leaves the Saudi Arabian hospital two months after being wounded during the attack on his palace in Sana'a,
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President Saleh returns to Sana'a after 3 moths of recovering in Saudi Arabia. After 5 days of protest in the capital leaves more than 100 protesters shot dead, some by government troops using anti-aircraft guns.
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Over 400 protestors have been killed since protests began in January.
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Saleh signed a power transfer to his deputy after ruling the country for 33 years. The deal gives Saleh immunity from prosecution — contradicting one key demand of Yemen's opposition protesters.
