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Yemen Uprising of 2011–12: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date January 27, 2011 - 2012
Location Sanaa • Yemen
Context Jasmine Revolution • Arab Spring

Photos

Yemen Uprising of 2011–12
Ali Abdullah Saleh, president of Yemen, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and red patterned tie, poses and smiles slightly in a formal setting.
Mourners carrying the bodies of tribesmen killed in clashes with the Yemeni security forces in May 2011.
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Timeline

Jasmine Revolution
Jasmine Revolution
December 17, 2010 - January 14, 2011
Yemen Uprising of 2011–12
Yemen Uprising of 2011–12
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

Ali Abdullah Saleh, president of Yemen, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and red patterned tie, poses and smiles slightly in a formal setting.
Ali Abdullah Saleh
president of Yemen