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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 2011.
The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on June 2011: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 2011?


Events

  • 01 Jun 2011 Arab Spring
  • 02 Jun 2011 Since the 21 May annexation of the region by the northern troops, almost 100 civilians have been killed in the Abyei dispute between North and South Sudan.
  • 03 Jun 2011 Yemeni uprising
  • 04 Jun 2011 Chile's Puyehue volcano explodes, causing cancellations of air traffic across South America, New Zealand and Australia, and forcing more than 3,000 people to evacuate.
  • 05 Jun 2011 Arab Spring: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh travels from Yemen to Saudi Arabia to treat an injury sustained in an attack on his presidential palace. Protesters celebrate the transfer of power to his Vice-President Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi.
  • 06 Jun 2011 Libyan civil War 2011: Rebels retake Yafran, in the west of Libya.
  • 07 Jun 2011 Uprising in Syria:
  • 08 Jun 2011 Libyan civil war
  • 09 Jun 2011 2011 Syrian uprising
  • 10 Jun 2011 2011 Syrian uprising
  • 11 Jun 2011 A government crackdown on protests forced at least 4300 Syrians to flee to Turkey.
  • 12 Jun 2011 Arab Spring: Thousands flee Syria to Turkey after Syrian troops take control of Jisr ash-Shugur.
  • 13 Jun 2011 2011 Jordanian protests
  • 14 Jun 2011 2011 Syrian uprising
  • 15 Jun 2011 Protesters threaten to surround the Hellenic parliament as it prepares for discussions about its financial cuts plans. Greek unions start a general strike.
  • 16 Jun 2011 Ayman al-Zawahiri has been selected to succeed Osama bin Laden as the next leader of al-Qaeda
  • 17 Jun 2011 According to Yonhap, South Korea has launched precision-guided missiles capable o hitting Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
  • 18 Jun 2011 Burma accuses Kachin Independence Army (Kachin Independence Army) of starting deadly fighting close to the Chinese border.
  • 19 Jun 2011 2011 Libyan Civil War:
  • 20 Jun 2011 Arab Spring
  • 21 Jun 2011 2011 Yemeni Uprising: 2000 Ethiopian migrants flee the country.
  • 22 Jun 2011 2011 Bahraini Uprising: 10 pro-democracy activists are sentenced by the Bahraini government to life imprisonment for their participation in the uprising.
  • 23 Jun 2011 2011 Syrian uprising: Syrian forces mass at the Turkish border, near where thousands of refugees camp.
  • 24 Jun 2011 ''The New York Times'' reports that a cell phone belonging to Osama bin Laden's courier contains contacts with Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen indicating possible ties with Pakistan's intelligence agencies.
  • 25 Jun 2011 Arab Spring
  • 26 Jun 2011 Arab Spring
  • 27 Jun 2011 Arab Spring
  • 28 Jun 2011 U.S. drone strikes on North Waziristan
  • 29 Jun 2011 Arab Spring
  • 30 Jun 2011 Arab Spring

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in June 2011?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Rolling In The Deep
  2. - E.T.
  3. - Give Me Everything
  4. - Party Rock Anthem
  5. - Just Can't Get Enough

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Shaitan

Shaitan

Release year: 2011

Directed by: Bejoy Nambiar

Starring: Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Pandit, Gulshan Devaiah, Rajeev Khandelwal

Super 8

Super 8

Release year: 2011

Directed by: J.J. Abrams

Starring: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney

Country: United States of America

Bernie

Bernie

Release year: 2011

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Starring: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman

Country: United States of America

Leap Year

Leap Year

Release year: 2011

Directed by: Anand Tucker

Starring: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, John Lithgow

Albatross

Albatross

Release year: 2011

Directed by: Niall MacCormick

Starring: Felicity Jones, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond

Books

Which were the most popular books released in June 2011?
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On China by Henry Kissinger

On China

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"Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book traces the patterns and rhythms of Chinese history with great skill." Henry Kissinger's sweeping, insightful history is a delight to read.

The Sixth Man by David Baldacci

The Sixth Man

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TNT's King & Maxwell series will air Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. It is based on David Baldacci’s blockbuster novels. After the #1 New York Times bestsellers Split Second and Hour Game, Simple Genius and First Family, Sean King & …

Sh*T My Dad Says by Justin Halpern

Sh*T My Dad Says

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After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern is "like Socrates but angrier and has worse hair,"

Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

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This is a hilarious and moving account of a life that was almost entirely hidden from the public eye. A fifteen-year-old idol, an international icon, and the founder of the BratPack

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken

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