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Arab Uprising 2010 and Beyond

Arab Uprising 2010 and Beyond. Timeline. Tunisia December 2011. December 17, 2010. January 14, 2011. Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian President since 1987 resigns. Mohamed Bouazizi, street vendor. 1/17/11 (self-immolations) 1/25/11 (Huge protests begin) Tahrir Square, Cairo.

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Arab Uprising 2010 and Beyond

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  1. Arab Uprising 2010 and Beyond Timeline

  2. Tunisia December 2011 December 17, 2010 January 14, 2011 Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian President since 1987 resigns Mohamed Bouazizi, street vendor

  3. 1/17/11 (self-immolations) 1/25/11 (Huge protests begin) Tahrir Square, Cairo Egypt January 2011

  4. Egypt February 11, 2011Mubarak resigns Hosni Mubarak refusing to resign (Jan. 2011) Mubarak in jail (in power from 1981-2011)

  5. Arab Spring moves into summer Libya (Major protests begin February 2011) Yemen (Protests begin in January 2011) November 23, 2011 Ali Abdullah Saleh agrees to step down (in power from 1978-2011) August 26, 2011 Muammar Ghadaffi overthrown (in power 1969-2011)

  6. SyriaProtests Begin March 2011 President Hafez al-Assad In power 1970-200 President Bashar al-Assad In power 200-present

  7. Syria: Civil War From Hurriyet Daily News, Istanbul, 9/1/12 (http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/syrian-rebels-too-fragmented-unruly.aspx?pageID=238&nID=29158&NewsCatID=352

  8. Overthrowing the dictator is the beginning, not the end! Now comes the hard part…

  9. Remember the Iranian RevolutionA revolution that went the wrong way Shah Reza Pahlevi Overthrown 1978-79 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ruled 1979-1989

  10. Theocratic Rule, but Factionalism Supreme Leader President President Ali Khamenei Mohammed Khatemi Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 1989-present 1997-2005 2005-present Conservative Reformer New Right

  11. June 2009 The Green Movement June 12, 2009 Ahmadinejad wins election; clear fraud • June 13 Protests begin

  12. Protesters arrested, killed, tortured Large protests continued into December 2009 Protests still occur on important dates Leaders of the Green Movement? Mehdi Karubi Mir Hossein Mousavi

  13. Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program • IAEA Reports on Iran • IAEA Chronology of Iran’s Program • US National Intelligence Estimate on Iran, 2007, “Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities” • US Congressional Research Service report on “Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status,” September 2012 • Documents of UN Security Council Iran Sanctions Committee

  14. June 2013 Election President Hassan Rouhani

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