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Spark of Arab Spring
26 year old Tunisian street Vendor Mohammed Bouazizi set him himself on fire on the steps of the capital building in Tunis (capital of Tunisia) after frustration with his inability to sell his product on the streets, and with the Marxists government of Tunisia. Sparking civilian out lash and protests. -
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Arab Spring
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fall Tunisian president
After weeks of protests in the streets of Tunisia President Zine El Abidine Ben flees to Saudi Arabia Ending an over 20 year reign of authoritative rule. -
Protests move to Egypt
Influenced by Tunisian success, massive protests break out in the Egyption capital city of Cairo in protest to their authoritative government. -
Mubarak resigns
President Hosni Mubarak resigns after 18 weeks of protests against the authoritative rule in Egypt. Mubarak flees to a resort off the Red Sea. -
Protests start in Libya
Major protests being Libya, in the city of Benghazi after the arrest of human rights activists and violence from Libyan government in responses to small peaceful protests -
Libyan rebles fight back
After conquering Benghazi Libyan rebel leaders declare themselves the official government of Libya. -
No fly zone in Libya
The U.N. enacts a no-fly zone over Libya. NATO airstrikes occur 2 days after rocking the capital Tripoli, targeting Gadhafi and his troops. -
Mubarak goes on trial
Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak goes on trial in Cairo. Mubarak is caged from the defendants. Civilians watch this televised event across the country, even outside the Police Military Academy complex in Cairo. Mubarak is later convicted and sentenced to life in prison. -
Libyan Rebles enter Tripoli
Libyan rebels enter Tripoli, the capital of Libya. Authoritative ruler Gadhafi goes into exile, well fighting continues for two months as the rebels fight the deteriorating number of Gadhafi loyalists -
Assasination of Gadhafi
A cell phone video records a gang of anti-Gadhafi civilians mercifully beating the former leader of Libya, pulling him from a drainage pipe in the city of Sirte. -
Tunisians vote
Tunisia has its first election in an Arab Spring country and the first successful revolution of an Arab Spring country, after the overthrow of their pervious authoritative ruler. Men and Women vote in separate lines. -
Voting in Egypt
Egyptians begin voting for parliamentary elections. The Muslim brotherhood leads in the early stages of voting. This is the first ballot since Hosni Mubarak.
