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A timeline (or several) relating to Arab Spring.

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

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]

May

27. G8 leaders support Arab spring goals by pledging $20bn in loans and aid to Middle East countries[23]

June

29. Egypt. Cairo street clashes leave more than 1,000 injured[24]

July

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