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Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia
http://<a href='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12198106' >BBC on Ben Ali fleeing Tunisia -
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Thousands of protesters gather at the Pearl Roundabout in the capital
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Pearl Roundabout destroyed
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UN Security Council votes to refer Muammar Gaddafi to International Criminal Court for War Crimes
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Gulf Cooperation Council trrops under the leadership of Saudi Arabia enter Bahrain
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UN Security Council backs no fly zone and airstrikes to protect Libyan civilians
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(Operation Odyssey Dawn) NATO commands air & missile strikes against Muammar Gaddafi
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Assad sacks cabinet, hints at reform
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"Friday of Martyrs"
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International Contact Group on Libya formally recognizes opposition government National Transitional Council
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Muammar Gaddafi killed
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Constituent Assembly resulsts, Ennahda (moderate Islamist party) wins a majority
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Prime Minister Hamadi Jebaali took office
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Freedom and Justice Party (affiliated with Muslim Brotherhood) win majority of seats in Parliamentary elections
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Ennhada announces constitution will not cite Islamic law underscoring secular nature of government
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Houla massacre
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Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life sentence for killing protesters
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Mohammad Morsi (Muslim Brotherhood's candidate) elected President
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General National Congress elections held
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Nearly 20 senior Syrian military officers defect Assad's regime
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General National Congress takes office
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Morsi asserts political control over military by forcing military chief to resign
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"Freedom and Democracy" Rally draws perhaps as many as 100,000
