Libya's Uprising to Elections
- Feb. 2011: Protests erupt after a human rights campaigner is arrested in Benghazi
- Mar. 2011: U.N. Security Council authorizes no-fly zone over Libya
- Aug. 2011: Rebels take Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Tripoli
- Oct. 20, 2011: Gadhafi is killed, days later the National Transitional Council declares Libya liberated
- Jan. 2012: Clashes erupt between former rebel forces in Benghazi
- Mar. 2012: NTC officials in Benghazi campaign for regional autonomy
- Jun. 2012: Government struggles to ensure security, postpones election until July