The Libyan Civil War began with protests in Benghazi against the long rule of Muammar Gaddafi, inspired by the uprisings elsewhere in the Arab world, and quickly turned into armed rebellion. The opposition formed the National Transitional Council, and a UN Security Council resolution authorised measures to protect civilians, leading to a NATO-led air campaign. Rebel forces took Tripoli in August and Gaddafi was captured and killed near Sirte in October, after which the council declared the country liberated. The collapse of central authority left Libya awash with weapons and fractured among rival militias, and it slid into a second civil war in 2014.
Before and after
- 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
- 11 March 2011Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
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