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|February 11||[[Arab Spring]] causes [[Hosni Mubarak]] to resign as President of [[Egypt]] due to protests in the country calling for his departure. | |February 11||[[Arab Spring]] causes [[Hosni Mubarak]] to resign as President of [[Egypt]] due to protests in the country calling for his departure. | ||
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| + | |Mars 19||Beginning of the multinational military intervention in [[Libya]]. | ||
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|May 1||President [[Barack Obama]] announces [[Osama bin Laden]] has been killed in an American military operation in [[Pakistan]]. | |May 1||President [[Barack Obama]] announces [[Osama bin Laden]] has been killed in an American military operation in [[Pakistan]]. | ||
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| + | |July 9||Independence of [[South Sudan]]. | ||
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| + | |July 22||[[Terrorist]] attack in [[Oslo]]. | ||
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|August 5||The nation's credit rating was cut to AA+. | |August 5||The nation's credit rating was cut to AA+. | ||
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|November 16||The nation's debt surpasses $15 trillion. | |November 16||The nation's debt surpasses $15 trillion. | ||
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| − | |December 15||The United States declares an end to the War in Iraq | + | |December 15||The [[United States]] declares an end to the War in [[Iraq]] |
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|December 17||The [[North Korean]] government declares Supreme Leader [[Kim Jong-Il]] dead | |December 17||The [[North Korean]] government declares Supreme Leader [[Kim Jong-Il]] dead | ||
Revision as of 00:10, December 27, 2011
2011 (MMXI) is the 2011th year of the Anno Domini designation, and the start of the second decade of the Twenty-first Century.
Notable Events
| Date | Event |
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| February 11 | Arab Spring causes Hosni Mubarak to resign as President of Egypt due to protests in the country calling for his departure. |
| Mars 19 | Beginning of the multinational military intervention in Libya. |
| May 1 | President Barack Obama announces Osama bin Laden has been killed in an American military operation in Pakistan. |
| July 9 | Independence of South Sudan. |
| July 22 | Terrorist attack in Oslo. |
| August 5 | The nation's credit rating was cut to AA+. |
| November 16 | The nation's debt surpasses $15 trillion. |
| December 15 | The United States declares an end to the War in Iraq |
| December 17 | The North Korean government declares Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Il dead |
| December 26 | Barack Obama plays the 90th golf game of his presidency on a 17-day vacation in Hawaii. |