The year 2011 is gone ; but the impacts of some of the events of 2011 is not gone yet ; they are very far-reaching and affecting the lives of millions of people of the world .
some of the most significant events of 2011
January 2011 -
Tunisia's president Zine El Aibedine Ben Ali flees the country after controlling the power for 23 years .
February -
Hosni Mubarak was forced to surrender the power by a mass movement ; more than 800 people were killed , Mubarak has been ruling Egypt for almost 30 years .
Christchruch , Newzealand has been devastated by a severe earthquake of 6.3 magnitude .
Uprising began in Lybia to oust Gaddafi to end his 42- year rule .
March -
A severe earthquake and tsunami has devastated north-eastern part of Japan , which claimed more than 20 thousand lives .
Uprising has begun in Syria .
May -
The start of anti- capitalism movement began in Spain . This is the debut of this sort of movement in this new century .
Osama Bin Laden has been shot dead by US Commandos in Pakistan .
Most notorious war criminal of Serbia , Ratko Mladic has been arrested by Serbia .
July
South Sudan emerged as an independent country and became 193th member of United Nation (UN) .
77 innocent peoples have been killed by an extremist young christian in Norway .
August
Riot and wide-spread looting in London .
October
Gaddafi was captured by rebel forces and was brutally killed .
Three Arab women won Nobel Peace Price .
7.2 magnitude of earthquake devastated Turkey , killing more than 600 people.
World's population crosses the line of seven billion .
November
Thailand has been devastated by worst floods , killing hundreds of people .
Recession got worst in EU countries .
December
Finally US forces left Iraq after nine years of war .
Phillippine devastated by floods and storms , killing more than one thousand people .
