2011 in Jordan
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The following lists events from the year 2011 in Jordan.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch - Abdullah II
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1 - Ro'ya TV is launched.
- January 14 - Protests began, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai and complaints about soaring food prices,[1] which would continue into 2012.[2]
- January 21 - Thousands of Jordanians protest in the streets against prices rising and demanding the resignation of several ministers.[3]
February
[edit]- February 1 - In response to the protests, King Abdullah II of Jordan sacks the cabinet of Rifai.[4]
April
[edit]October
[edit]- October 24 - Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh's cabinet takes office.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jordanians protest against soaring food prices".
- ^ Sandels, Alexandra (15 January 2011). "Thousands of demonstrators protest food prices, denounce government". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Jordanians stage price protests".
- ^ "Jordan's king sacks cabinet".
- ^ "In Jordan's capital, police separate loyalists, protesters".
