Arab Spring/Timelines
2010
December
19. Tunisia. Riots in a small Tunisian town after Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself in protest[1]
24. Police shoot dead a young protester in Bouziane, south of Tunis
27. Mass rioting in Tunis[2]
2011
January
5. Algeria. Food price riots in Algerian cities[3]
14. Jordan. Peaceful protests in Amman.
15. Tunisia. President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali takes refuge in Saudi Arabia[4]
16. Egypt. Egyptian protester sets himself on fire[5]
22. Jordan. Protests about economic policy - calls for the government to resign[6].
23. Yemen. Yemen protester arrested[7]
24. Lebanon. Lebanon's "Day of Rage"[8]
27. Egypt. Protests escalate in Cairo, Suez and other cities[9]
31. Jordan. The King dismisses the Cabinet and appoints a new Prime Minister[10]
February
2. Yemen. Protests. President Saleh promises to step down in 2003
11. Egypt. President Hosni Mubarak resigns[11]
14. Bahrain
15. Libya. 84 killed in growing unrest[12]
22. Bahrain. Thousands join anti-government rally[13].
23. Libya . Benghazi is in the hands of the rebels[14]
26.. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 imposes an embargo on the supply of arms to Libya and targeted sanctions on key regime figures[15].oo
26. Oman.
March
April
May
June
July
March
12 A meeting of the League of Arab States agrees to ask the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly-zone in Libya[16]
15. Syria. Protests in Damascus and Aleppo calling for democratic reforms and the release of all political prisoners[17].
17. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 authorises member nations to "to take all necessary measures to protect civilians under threat of attack in the country, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory"[18].
19. Libya. Air defence targets attacked from the air by US, UK and French forces[19].
20. Egypt. Egypt votes to adopt constitutional changes including early election [20].
31. NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) assumes sole command of of international air operations over Libya under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 (Operation Unified Protector)[21].
April
1.. US Department of Defense announces that the US is ending its air combat role in Libya [22]