Arab Spring Comparative Timeline By 14ScottKruse Period: Jun 1, 2010 to Aug 31, 2012 Arab Spring Comparative Timeline Jun 6, 2010 Khaled Said beaten by police Dec 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouaziz's Protest Jan 14, 2011 Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia Jan 25, 2011 "Day of Rage" protests in Tahrir Square Feb 11, 2011 Hosni Mubarak resigns Feb 15, 2011 Thousands of Protestors gather at the Pearl Roundabout in the capital Manama to protest government violence at funeral of pro-democracy protestor Feb 16, 2011 protest begins in Benghazi Feb 26, 2011 UN Security Concil votes to refer Muammar Gaddafi to International Criminal Court for war crimes Mar 14, 2011 Gulf Cooperation Council troops under the leadership of Saudi Arabia enter Bahrain Mar 17, 2011 UN Secuirty council backs no fly zone and airstrikes to protect Libyan civilians Mar 19, 2011 (Operation Odyssey Dawn) NATO commands air & missile stirkes against Muammar Gaddafi Mar 29, 2011 Assad sacks cabinet, hints at reform Apr 1, 2011 "Friday of Martyrs" Jun 20, 2011 Ben Ali Sentenced to 35 years in jail in abstentia Jul 15, 2011 International Contact Group on Libya formally recognizes opposition government National Transitional Council Oct 20, 2011 Muammar Gaddafi killed Oct 26, 2011 Constituent Assembly results, Ennahda (moderate Islamist party) wins a majority Dec 14, 2011 Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali took office Jan 21, 2012 Freedom and Justice Party (affiliated with Muslim Brotherhood) win majority of seats in Parliamentary elections Feb 18, 2012 Pearl Roundabout Destoryed Mar 26, 2012 Ennahda announces constitution will not cite Islamic law underscoring secular nature of government May 25, 2012 Houla massacre Jun 2, 2012 Hosni Mubarak sentence for killing protesters Jun 24, 2012 Mohammad Morsi (Muslim Brotherhood's candidate) elected President Jul 7, 2012 General National Congress elections held Aug 6, 2012 Nearly 20 Senior Syrian Military Officers Defect Assad's Regime Aug 8, 2012 General National Congress takes office Aug 12, 2012 Morsi asserts political control over military by forcing military chief to resign Aug 31, 2012 "Freedom and Democracy" Rally draws perhaps as many as 100,000
