Syrian Uprising Timeline (2011) Syrian Flag Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria Syria has been a dictatorship run by the Assad family since 1970. In that year, Hafez al-Assad, the Defense Minister, launched a coup that put him in power. Upon the death of Hafez al-Assad in 2000, his son, Bashar al-Assad, became President of Syria.…
The Libyan War http://www.historyguy.com/libyan_war_2011.htm Libyan rebels hoisting the pre-Gadhafi Libyan flag The Libyan War began as a protest movement against long-time Libyan leader Colonel Muamar Gadhafi and quickly escalated into a full-scale civil war. As the Libyan government forces increased their use of deadly force on the rebels, the United Nations imposed a “No-Fly…
Political Unrest in Libya Timeline (February, 2011) Libyan Flag February 14–Three days after the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, calls go out on Facebook for peaceful demonstrations in Libya against long-time dictator, Muammar Gadhafi. Gadhaff has ruled over Libya for more than four decades, and had supported theMubarak during the Egyptian uprising. February 16–Some…