1. Large protests began in Tunisia in December 2010 and led to the ousting of President Ben Ali in January and his replacement Mohamed Ghannouchi in February. 2. Protests spread to Egypt in late January 2011 and grew substantially, resulting in President Hosni Mubarak resigning on February 11 after attacks on protesters. 3. Anti-government protests in Libya began in mid-February 2011 and quickly turned violent as protesters took control of key cities like Benghazi and Tripoli, and fighting continued for months.