2011 in politics
Events
January
- Amid the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, long-time president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resigned and fled the country.
February
- Amid the 2011 Egyptian revolution, long-time president Hosni Mubarak resigned on the 11th.
June
- Ollanta Humala is elected President of Peru on the 5th.
July
- South Sudan becames independent on the 9th.
October
- The heads of government of the 16 Commonwealth realms unanimously supported the changes to the royal succession on the 28th.
December
- Syrian protests against Bashar al-Assad.
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