The President of which African country resigned in February 2011 after widespread protests calling for his departure?
Tripoli protests and clashes (February 2011) Tripoli protests and clashes (February 2011) The 2011 Tripoli clashes were a series of confrontations between Libyan anti-government demonstrators and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the capital city of Tripoli at the beginning of the Libyan Civil War. During the early days of the uprising, there was significant unrest in the city, but the city remained under the control of the government. Gaddafi had ruled Libya since overthrowing the Libyan monarchy in 1969. As the Arab Spring caused revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, which both border Libya, Gaddafi was reportedly still in full control, being the longest-ruling
2011 Djiboutian protests detained 4 opposition leaders. On February 9, the President of the Djibouti League of Human Rights was arrested. On March 21, US election monitors were expelled from the country, whose task would have been to observe the April 2011 presidential election. The United Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned against travel to Djibouti. 2011 Djiboutian protests The 2011 Djiboutian protests were widespread demonstrations and riots that took place between January and March 2011 in Djibouti, situated in the Horn of Africa. A member of the Arab League, the protests in Djibouti showed a clear influence from the concurrent Arab Spring