2011 in Jordan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2011 Timeline of Jordanian history ← 2010 2009 2008 2011 in Jordan → 2012 2013 2014 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2011 Timeline of Jordanian history The following lists events from the year 2011 in Jordan. Monarch - Abdullah II Prime Minister Samir Rifai (until 1 February) Marouf al-Bakhit (9 February-24 October) Awn Al-Khasawneh (starting 24 October) Events January 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 February 1 - In response to the protests, King Abdullah II of Jordan sacks the cabinet of Rifai.[4] April April 1 - Police attempt to separate pro and anti-government demonstrators in Amman.[5] October October 24 - Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh's cabinet takes office. References ↑ "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". Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Portal: Jordan vteYears in Jordan (1946–present) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Pre-1946 1946 1947 1948 1949 vte2011 in AsiaSovereign states Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor) Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen States withlimited recognition Abkhazia Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan Dependencies andother territories British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau Category Asia portal Related Articles
