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Egyptian man sets fire to himself in protest
An Egyptian man set fire to himself in protest against the economic conditions in Egypt. -
Egyptians take the streets against their government
Thousands of Egyptians showed up in protest agaisnt Hosni Mubarak wanting him to step down. -
Vice President announces that Mubarak will step down
Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that Mubarak would be stepping down as president and turning power over to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and Mubarak resigned from office -
Libyan Protests Begin
Protests are held in Benghazi, Libya. -
Moroccans peacfully protest
Thousands protest in Casablanca, Tangier, Rabat, and Marrakech demanding a new government and end to corruption -
Ghadafi Address Libya
Ghadafi states he would rather die a martyr than give up power.
Rebels take control of Eastern Libya. -
The U.S. Governent take action
President Barack Obama freezes Ghadafi's assests. The US Embassy evactuates the Americans and close the embassy. -
Protests in Morocco because of lack of change
Thousands took to the streets in cities across Morocco on Sunday demanding better civil rights and an end to corruption in the moderate North African country where the king this month promised constitutional reform -
Egyptian Protestors return in Tahrir Square
100,000 protestors show up in Tahrir square in Cairo in protest for the prosecution of Hosni Mubarak -
Egypt refers Mubarak to court
Egypt refers Hosni Mubarak to court for killing protestors and other charges, he was sent to court but eventually was released due to no legal grounds to his detention -
Gaddafi is removed from power
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Muammar Gaddafi is killed by Libyan Rebels
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Moroccan News Editor arrested
A Moroccan news editor Ali Anouzla arrested for publishing a video which was attributed to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and which accused the king of being corrupt and oppressive. -
Libyan Riots Break Out
Violence between radical militias and regular forces broke out on Oct 18 and continued to Oct. 19, while the capital Tripoli is braced for fallout from the kidnapping earlier this month of prime minister Ali Zaidan. Federalists in Cyrenaica, home to most of Libya's oil, open their own independent parliament in Benghazi this week, in a step that may herald the breakup of the country. -
Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour signs 'anti-protest law'
