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Arab Spring: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date c. December 2010 - 2012
Location Africa ā€¢ Egypt ā€¢ North Africa ā€¢ Syria ā€¢ Yemen

Photos

Jasmine Revolution
Arab Spring: Egypt's January 25 Revolution
Yemen Uprising of 2011ā€“12
Benghazi, Libya: protests in 2011
Large crowd of anti-Syrian regime protesters fills a street in Homs, many holding placards and waving old national flags during a funeral procession.
Yemeni demonstrators in Sanaa calling for an end to the government of Pres. ŹæAlÄ« ŹæAbd Allāh į¹¢Äliįø„ in January 2011.
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Timeline

Jasmine Revolution
Jasmine Revolution
December 17, 2010 - January 14, 2011
Yemen Uprising of 2011ā€“12
Yemen Uprising of 2011ā€“12
January 27, 2011 - 2012
The Toppling of the Assad Regime
Syrian Civil War
February 2011 - present
Map of northern Libya highlighting key locations involved in the 2011 Libya revolt, including major coastal cities such as Tripoli, Misratah, Benghazi, Surt, and Tobruk, as well as nearby towns and the border with Tunisia. The Mediterranean Sea is shown along the northern coast. An inset map indicates Libya's location within northern Africa.
Libya Revolt of 2011
February 15, 2011 - present

Key People

Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad
president of Syria