2011 Omani protests
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The 2011 Omani protests (also called the Omani Spring) were a series of protests in the Persian Gulf country of Oman that occurred as part of the revolutionary wave popularly known as the "Arab Spring".[3]
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Date | 17 January 2011 (2011-01-17) – 8 April 2011 (2011-04-08) (2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
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Status | Ended |
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Death(s) | 6–10 |
Injuries | 20[2] |
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The protesters demanded salary increases, lower living costs, the creation of more jobs and a reduction in corruption.[1] Protests in Sohar, Oman's fifth-largest city, centered on the Globe Roundabout.[4] The at the time Sultan Qaboos bin Said's responses included the dismissal of a third of the governing cabinet.[5]