Arab Spring
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Arab Spring
By: Scott Lathrom2nd period
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The Beginning
• The Arab Spring started in December of 2010 when protests began in Tunisia after Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire because of the government taking away his living as a street vendor. After this incident, protests started in Tunisia and Algeria.
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Events of 2011• In January, Protests started in Oman, Yemen,
Egypt, Syria and Morocco. The Tunisian government was overthrown the same month.
• In February, protests against Muammar Gaddafi and his regime started the uprising which would eventually become the Civil War in Libya.
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2011 Continued• In June, Yemen
President Ali Abdullah Saleh was injured from a failed assassination attempt.
• In August, The Battle of Tripoli started in Libya, in which the rebels gained control of Tripoli overthrowing Gaddafi’s government.
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2011 Continued• In November, Gaddafi’s son was captured after
he was hiding in Nigeria. Protests began in Cairo demanding a more civilian government.
• In December, Egyptian women protested against Human Rights violations.
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Events in 2012• In February, the Syrian government attacked the city
of Homs. Ali Abdullah Saleh resigned from his presidency.
• In May, the Syrian government carried out a massacre in Houla.
• In July the Syrian government carried out a massacre in Tremseh.
• In November, Egyptians protested against Mohammed Morsi after he granted himself unlimited powers to protect the nation.
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Events in 2013• In February, Syrian rebels started an offensive
on Damascus. The UN says the death toll of the civil war in Syria is over 70,000.
• In June, Syrian government forces take Al-Qusayr from rebel forces.
• In July, Mohammed Morsi is deposed as president of Egypt.
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Events in 2014• In February, the Egyptian government resigns,
which lets Military Chief Sisi run for president.• In May, Syrian rebels withdraw from the siege
of Homs.
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Sources• http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/files/2012/10/egypt1-1024x682.jpg• http://www.npr.org/2011/12/17/143897126/the-arab-spring-a-year-of-revolution• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-laurenti/a-chill-in-the-arab-sprin_b_5332310.html?utm_hp_ref=arab-spring• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Arab_Spring• http://ds-lands.com/data_images/top_cityes/tripoli/tripoli-04.jpg• http://media.katu.com/images/110131_Cairo_protest_34.jpg• http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0wrr6Qo1j1r1boeoo1_1280.jpg