2011 in politics
| Years in politics: | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s |
| Years: | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
Events
January
- Amid the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, long-time president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resigned and fled the country.
February
- Amid the 2011 Egyptian revolution, long-time president Hosni Mubarak resigned on the 11th.
June
- Ollanta Humala is elected President of Peru on the 5th.
July
- South Sudan becames independent on the 9th.
October
- The heads of government of the 16 Commonwealth realms unanimously supported the changes to the royal succession on the 28th.
December
- Syrian protests against Bashar al-Assad.