Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (23 September – December 2011)
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The following is a timeline of the 2011–2012 Yemeni revolution from 23 September through December 2011. The Yemeni revolution was a series of major protests, political tensions, and armed clashes taking place in Yemen, which began in January 2011 and were influenced by concurrent protests in the region. Hundreds of protesters, members of armed groups, army soldiers and security personnel were killed, and many more injured, in the largest protests to take place in the South Arabian country for decades.
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Part of the Arab Spring | |||
Date | 27 January 2011 (2011-01-27) – 27 February 2012 (2012-02-27) | ||
Location | Yemen | ||
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Resulted in | Overthrow of Saleh government
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Death(s) | 2,000 (by 18 March 2012)[13] | ||
Injuries | 22,000[13] | ||
Arrested | 1,000[14] |
With President Ali Abdullah Saleh's sudden return to Yemen, clashes between government loyalists and defected security forces became increasingly frequent, while the Gulf Co-operation Council attempted to revive a peace agreement thought dead since May. During this phase in the uprising, violence continued between pro- and anti-Saleh factions, especially in the capital Sana'a and second city Ta'izz. Meanwhile, Saleh signed a GCC peace initiative endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on 23 November, agreeing to relinquish power by 23 December in favor of a transitional government headed by Abd al-Rab Mansour al-Hadi, the vice president, while remaining president until new elections in February 2012.