January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28) – March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11) (1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Djibouti
Goals
Remove president Ismail Omar Guelleh from power
Methods
Demonstrations, riots.
Resulted in
Mass arrests of protesters and opposition leaders,[1] deprivation of international observers[2][3]
Lead figures
At least 2 fatalities
10 injuries
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 protests in North Africa and the Arabian peninsula. The demonstrations ended after mass arrests[1] and the barring of international observers.[2][3]
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