Editing 2011 (section)

===February===
* [[February 11]] &ndash; [[President of Egypt|Egyptian President]] [[Hosni Mubarak]] resigns after [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011|widespread protests]] calling for his departure, leaving control of Egypt in the hands of the [[Egyptian Armed Forces|military]], until a general election can be held.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121125158705862.html | title=Hosni Mubarak resigns as president | access-date=February 11, 2011 | date=February 11, 2011 | publisher=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110211082027/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121125158705862.html| archive-date=February 11, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[February 15]]  &ndash; The [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|First Libyan Civil War]] starts.
* [[February 19]]–[[April 2]] – The [[2011 Cricket World Cup]] is held in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka with India defeating Sri Lanka in the final.
* [[February 22]]&ndash;[[March 14]] &ndash; Uncertainty over Libyan oil output causes [[crude oil]] prices to rise 20% over a two-week period following the Arab Spring,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703610604576158613735835374|title=The Stealth Return of $100 Oil|date=February 22, 2011|access-date=March 12, 2011|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|first1=Jerry A.|last1=Dicolo|first2=Brian|last2=Baskin| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110224063242/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703610604576158613735835374.html| archive-date=February 24, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref> causing the 2011 energy crisis.
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[2011 Christchurch earthquake|A 6.3 magnitude earthquake]] strikes [[Christchurch]], in what becomes New Zealand's [[List of disasters in New Zealand by death toll|third-deadliest natural disaster]]. 185 people are killed, many ESL students within the [[CTV Building]], and the city centre and 10,000 homes are destroyed. Many foreign search and rescue workers respond to the event.