The 2011 Yemeni revolution was a wave of protests against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who had governed Yemen for over three decades, part of the movement known as the Arab Spring. Demonstrators, among them students, tribal leaders and opposition parties, demanded political reform and an end to corruption and unemployment, and were met with force. The country slid toward civil conflict as army units defected and fighting broke out in Sanaa. Saleh survived an attack on his palace, and after mediation by the Gulf Cooperation Council he agreed to hand over power to his vice president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Hadi was elected, but the transition failed to settle Yemen's divisions, and the country descended into civil war.
Before and after
- 2011Child mortality falls below 5% worldwide
- 15 January 20112011 South Sudanese independence referendum
- 15 January 2011Construction of Rams Park
- from 25 January 2011 to 11 February 20112011 Egyptian revolution
- from 27 January 2011 to 27 February 20122011 Yemeni revolution
- from 15 February 2011 to 23 October 2011Libyan Civil War
- 15 February 2011War in the Sahel
- 22 February 2011February 2011 Christchurch earthquake
- 24 February 2011Launch of STS-133
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