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January 24 - Protests in Yemeni capital
Sanaa, spurned on by changes in Tunisia [10]
January 27 - Egyptian opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate
Mohamed ElBaradei return to Cairo amid political unrest
January 29 -
Protest in Egypt continue, spurned on by reports from Tunisia, protesters believe
President will soon step down [11]
January 30 - In a preliminary vote, 99% of South Sudan votes to split from the North, brought about by the
2005 peace agreement which ended two decades of war [12]
February 12 - Egypt's military leaders, currently in control of country, pledge to uphold all existing international treaties [21]
February 13 - Egypt's military, currently in control of country, dissolve parliament and suspend constitution, stating they will control the country for 6 months or until elections can be held [22]
February 13 - Italian women stage anti
Berlusconi demonstrations, in wake of allegations of sexual misconduct [23]
February 14 - Large protests around Algerian capital, protesters call for democratic leadership [24]
February 16 - Protests erupt in Benghazi, Lybia [25]
February 16 - Police and pro democracy protesters clash] in
Manama Bahrain [26]
February 20 - Clashes across the city of Benghazi leave 200 dead and 900 injured [27]
February 20 - Security forces shut down protests in
Tehran[28]
February 22 - Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi refuses to stand down amid wide spread protests [29]
February 25 -
Barack Obama announces American sanctions against Gaddafi's Libya [30]
March 17 -
UN Security Council approve a no fly zone in Libya in an effort to protect civilians [39]
March 20 - Egyptian voters vote in favor of constitutional amendments that pave the way for elections in June [40]
March 23 - 15 protesters are killed when security forces clash with anti-government protesters [41]
March 30 - Libya's foreign minister defects while in Britain, claims attacks on civilians as reason for defection [42]
March 30 - Syrian President
Bashar Al-Assad does not lift state of emergency, in place for several decades [43]
April
April 3 - Protests spread in eastern Afghanistan in reaction to a Florida Priest burning the
Quran[44]
April 6 -
Portugal to seek bailout from EU, cite rising debt and inability to raise funds on international markets [45]
April 10 -
France begins enforcing a ban on face veils, begins detaining those wearing face veils [46]
April 12 - Ex president of the
Ivory Coast,
Laurent Gbagbo is detained by UN recognized Ivory Coast government led by
Alassane Ouattara, when Gbagbo refused to cede power after November elections [47]
April 13 - Egyptian prosecutors order the detention of
Mubarak and his sons [48]
April 14 - American Congress votes to approve budget bill, financing the government through September [49]
April 20 -
Syrian government passes law to lift decades old state of emergency, dissolve state security courts, and pass law to allow peaceful protests [50]
April 22 -
Japanese government approves a disaster relief budget of 4 trillion Yen to begin the cleanup from March's tsunami [51]
April 23 - At least 75 people are killed in clashes between security forces and anti-regime protesters in Syria, planned funerals expected to draw large crowds [52]
April 23 - Yemeni President
Ali Abdullah Saleh agrees to step down in exchange for immunity for him and his family, Saleh held power for 32 years [53]
April 24 -
Pope Benedict XVI calls for peace in the Middle East and Africa, and mentions the plight of the Japanese people in Easter message [54]
April 27 - The Palestinian movements of Hamas and Fatah announced that they are ready to form a unity government, raising hopes for a more unified Palestine [55]
April 27 - President Obama releases his birth certificate [56]
May 19 -
President Obama gives speech outlining America's policy toward the Middle East, specifically addressing the recent uprisings and protests occurring in the Arab world [68]
May 20 -
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister
Netanyahu admit they do not share the same ideals on the path to Middle Eastern Peace [69]
May 27 - Leaders meeting at the G8 summit in France say that Gaddafi must step down, British
PM Cameron and French
President Sarkozy plan visit to Libya [71]
May 29 -
FIFA suspends 2 top executives amid bribery allegations, clears top executive
Blatter[72]
May 30 - South Arfrican President
Jacob Zuma visits
Libya on a peace missoion, seeking a diplomatic solution to the ongoing
Libyan protests[73]
June
June 3 - Syrian security forces open fire on protester killing 34, government cuts Internet access in attempt to quell protests [74]
June 4 - Long time Yemen President
Ali Abdullah Saleh heads to
Saudi Arabia for medical treatment for injuries sustained during a rocket attack, the President's absence from the country prompted protests and rumors of his stepping down [75]
June 13 - Several doctors and nurses from
Bahrain go on trail for allegedly taking control of a hospital, storring weapons, and holding prisoners during anti-government protests [76]
June 18 - The
Obama administration announced that they would begin peace talks with the
Taliban, plan to eventually hand talks over to Afghan President
Hamid Karzai and his peace council [77]
June 19 - The
European Union announced that
Greece would receive more loans to prevent the country from defaulting on previous loans [78]
June 21 - A Tunisian court has sentenced former
President Ben Ali and his wife to jail in absentia for 35 years, for embezzlement and missing public funds [79]
June 22 -
President Obama announced his plans to withdraw 10,000 troops from
Afghanistan by the end of the year, and a total of 33,000 by the middle of 2012 [80]
June 25 - Chinese activist
Hu Jia was released from prison after serving three and a half years on
subversion charges [81]
August 7 - Protesters in
Londonriot in response to fatal police shooting [102]
August 10 - Protests in
London subside after four nights of riots,
Prime Minister Cameron vows 'fightback', increases number of police in city streets [103]
August 11 - Debate held for
Republican nomination for the president [104]
August 17 - Anti-corruption protester
Anna Hazare on huger strike in prison, Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh says strike is misconceived [106]
August 18 -
President Obama and European leaders call for the resignation of Syrian leader
Bashar al-Assad, new American sanctions against Syrian government [107]
August 24 -
Kim Jong-il initiated rare talks with Russian Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev, speaks about possibility of denuclearisation and economic cooperation [109]
September 24 -
Vladimir Putin is set to return as Russia's President in 2012,
Dmitry Medvedev the current President, will switch positions with Putin to become the Prime Minister [121]
September 25 - Women in
Saudi Arabia gain the right to vote and to stand for election [122]
September 29 - Eurozone bailout fund is granted expanded powers in an attempt to stabilize the Euro [123]
October
October 2 - Greece is set to default on a bailout package despite austerity measures, the bailout package is less than a year old [124]
October 8 - Yemen's President
Ali Abdullah Saleh promises to cede power, a promise he has made 3 times in 2011 [125]
October 8 - Security council vetoes 2 resolutions on Syria, the drafts would have stopped aerial bombardment, the other would have urged a halt to hostilities [126]
November 12 - The
Arab League suspends
Syria from meetings and adopts sanctions against
Damascus, amid failure to end government crackdown on protesters [145]
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January 24 - Protests in Yemeni capital
Sanaa, spurned on by changes in Tunisia [10]
January 27 - Egyptian opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate
Mohamed ElBaradei return to Cairo amid political unrest
January 29 -
Protest in Egypt continue, spurned on by reports from Tunisia, protesters believe
President will soon step down [11]
January 30 - In a preliminary vote, 99% of South Sudan votes to split from the North, brought about by the
2005 peace agreement which ended two decades of war [12]
February 12 - Egypt's military leaders, currently in control of country, pledge to uphold all existing international treaties [21]
February 13 - Egypt's military, currently in control of country, dissolve parliament and suspend constitution, stating they will control the country for 6 months or until elections can be held [22]
February 13 - Italian women stage anti
Berlusconi demonstrations, in wake of allegations of sexual misconduct [23]
February 14 - Large protests around Algerian capital, protesters call for democratic leadership [24]
February 16 - Protests erupt in Benghazi, Lybia [25]
February 16 - Police and pro democracy protesters clash] in
Manama Bahrain [26]
February 20 - Clashes across the city of Benghazi leave 200 dead and 900 injured [27]
February 20 - Security forces shut down protests in
Tehran[28]
February 22 - Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi refuses to stand down amid wide spread protests [29]
February 25 -
Barack Obama announces American sanctions against Gaddafi's Libya [30]
March 17 -
UN Security Council approve a no fly zone in Libya in an effort to protect civilians [39]
March 20 - Egyptian voters vote in favor of constitutional amendments that pave the way for elections in June [40]
March 23 - 15 protesters are killed when security forces clash with anti-government protesters [41]
March 30 - Libya's foreign minister defects while in Britain, claims attacks on civilians as reason for defection [42]
March 30 - Syrian President
Bashar Al-Assad does not lift state of emergency, in place for several decades [43]
April
April 3 - Protests spread in eastern Afghanistan in reaction to a Florida Priest burning the
Quran[44]
April 6 -
Portugal to seek bailout from EU, cite rising debt and inability to raise funds on international markets [45]
April 10 -
France begins enforcing a ban on face veils, begins detaining those wearing face veils [46]
April 12 - Ex president of the
Ivory Coast,
Laurent Gbagbo is detained by UN recognized Ivory Coast government led by
Alassane Ouattara, when Gbagbo refused to cede power after November elections [47]
April 13 - Egyptian prosecutors order the detention of
Mubarak and his sons [48]
April 14 - American Congress votes to approve budget bill, financing the government through September [49]
April 20 -
Syrian government passes law to lift decades old state of emergency, dissolve state security courts, and pass law to allow peaceful protests [50]
April 22 -
Japanese government approves a disaster relief budget of 4 trillion Yen to begin the cleanup from March's tsunami [51]
April 23 - At least 75 people are killed in clashes between security forces and anti-regime protesters in Syria, planned funerals expected to draw large crowds [52]
April 23 - Yemeni President
Ali Abdullah Saleh agrees to step down in exchange for immunity for him and his family, Saleh held power for 32 years [53]
April 24 -
Pope Benedict XVI calls for peace in the Middle East and Africa, and mentions the plight of the Japanese people in Easter message [54]
April 27 - The Palestinian movements of Hamas and Fatah announced that they are ready to form a unity government, raising hopes for a more unified Palestine [55]
April 27 - President Obama releases his birth certificate [56]
May 19 -
President Obama gives speech outlining America's policy toward the Middle East, specifically addressing the recent uprisings and protests occurring in the Arab world [68]
May 20 -
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister
Netanyahu admit they do not share the same ideals on the path to Middle Eastern Peace [69]
May 27 - Leaders meeting at the G8 summit in France say that Gaddafi must step down, British
PM Cameron and French
President Sarkozy plan visit to Libya [71]
May 29 -
FIFA suspends 2 top executives amid bribery allegations, clears top executive
Blatter[72]
May 30 - South Arfrican President
Jacob Zuma visits
Libya on a peace missoion, seeking a diplomatic solution to the ongoing
Libyan protests[73]
June
June 3 - Syrian security forces open fire on protester killing 34, government cuts Internet access in attempt to quell protests [74]
June 4 - Long time Yemen President
Ali Abdullah Saleh heads to
Saudi Arabia for medical treatment for injuries sustained during a rocket attack, the President's absence from the country prompted protests and rumors of his stepping down [75]
June 13 - Several doctors and nurses from
Bahrain go on trail for allegedly taking control of a hospital, storring weapons, and holding prisoners during anti-government protests [76]
June 18 - The
Obama administration announced that they would begin peace talks with the
Taliban, plan to eventually hand talks over to Afghan President
Hamid Karzai and his peace council [77]
June 19 - The
European Union announced that
Greece would receive more loans to prevent the country from defaulting on previous loans [78]
June 21 - A Tunisian court has sentenced former
President Ben Ali and his wife to jail in absentia for 35 years, for embezzlement and missing public funds [79]
June 22 -
President Obama announced his plans to withdraw 10,000 troops from
Afghanistan by the end of the year, and a total of 33,000 by the middle of 2012 [80]
June 25 - Chinese activist
Hu Jia was released from prison after serving three and a half years on
subversion charges [81]
August 7 - Protesters in
Londonriot in response to fatal police shooting [102]
August 10 - Protests in
London subside after four nights of riots,
Prime Minister Cameron vows 'fightback', increases number of police in city streets [103]
August 11 - Debate held for
Republican nomination for the president [104]
August 17 - Anti-corruption protester
Anna Hazare on huger strike in prison, Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh says strike is misconceived [106]
August 18 -
President Obama and European leaders call for the resignation of Syrian leader
Bashar al-Assad, new American sanctions against Syrian government [107]
August 24 -
Kim Jong-il initiated rare talks with Russian Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev, speaks about possibility of denuclearisation and economic cooperation [109]
September 24 -
Vladimir Putin is set to return as Russia's President in 2012,
Dmitry Medvedev the current President, will switch positions with Putin to become the Prime Minister [121]
September 25 - Women in
Saudi Arabia gain the right to vote and to stand for election [122]
September 29 - Eurozone bailout fund is granted expanded powers in an attempt to stabilize the Euro [123]
October
October 2 - Greece is set to default on a bailout package despite austerity measures, the bailout package is less than a year old [124]
October 8 - Yemen's President
Ali Abdullah Saleh promises to cede power, a promise he has made 3 times in 2011 [125]
October 8 - Security council vetoes 2 resolutions on Syria, the drafts would have stopped aerial bombardment, the other would have urged a halt to hostilities [126]
November 12 - The
Arab League suspends
Syria from meetings and adopts sanctions against
Damascus, amid failure to end government crackdown on protesters [145]