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| July 2024 | NCSC collaborated with international partners to reveal a North Korean state-sponsored cyber espionage campaign targeting military and nuclear secrets, highlighting the actions of the Andariel group. |
| January 2021 | Chris DeRusha was appointed as the third Federal Chief Information Security Officer. |
| October 1 2020 | Lindy Cameron, formerly director-general of the Northern Ireland Office, took over as CEO from Ciaran Martin. |
| December 4 2017 | Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthi militia in Yemen following days of conflict. |
| October 2017 | Technical Director Ian Levy was targeted by email prankster James Linton, which led to a security blog about the incident. |
| February 14 2017 | The NCSC was officially dedicated by the Queen, with Philip Hammond announcing an investment of £1.9 billion and an initiative to embed 100 industry professionals into the centre. |
| January 2017 | Grant Schneider, formerly the Deputy CISO, was appointed as the second Federal Chief Information Security Officer. |
| January 2017 | Gregory Touhill stepped down from the Federal CISO position. |
| October 2016 | The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) became operational in October, establishing itself as the UK's national technical authority for cyber threats and information assurance, based in Victoria, London. |
| October 3 2016 | Ciaran Martin officially began his role as the first Chief Executive of the NCSC. |
| September 8 2016 | Gregory Touhill was appointed as the first Federal Chief Information Security Officer of the United States. |
| September 8 2016 | The office of the Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) was officially created, establishing a dedicated leadership role for cybersecurity policy and implementation in the U.S. Federal Government. |
| April 2016 | Ministry of Defence announced the creation of a Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) with a budget of over £40 million to protect MOD's cyberspace. |
| November 2015 | The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was first announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, with Ciaran Martin from GCHQ leading the new centre. |
| February 27 2012 | Saleh formally resigned from the presidency, ending his 33-year rule and transferring power to Hadi. |
| February 25 2012 | Hadi took the oath of office in Yemen's parliament, with Saleh returning home to attend the inauguration. |
| February 21 2012 | A presidential election was held in Yemen, with Hadi running unopposed and reportedly receiving 99.8% of the vote. |
| January 21 2012 | Yemen's Assembly of Representatives approves the immunity law and nominates Vice President Hadi as the candidate for the upcoming presidential election. Saleh leaves Yemen the next day to seek medical treatment in the United States. |
| November 23 2011 | Saleh signed a power-transfer agreement in Riyadh, agreeing to transfer power to Vice President Hadi within 30 days and leave office by February 2012, in exchange for immunity from prosecution. |
| October 7 2011 | Protest leader Tawakel Karman was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Yemeni citizen and first Arab woman to win a Nobel Prize. |
| September 24 2011 | Camera operator Hassan al-Wadhaf was killed while assigned to a protest in Sanaʽa, capturing his own death on camera. |
| September 23 2011 | Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to Yemen after three months of absence, coinciding with increased gun battles in Sanaʽa that resulted in over 100 deaths. |
| July 30 2011 | The Alliance of Yemeni Tribes was formed, led by Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar of the Hashid tribal federation. The alliance declared solidarity with the protest movement and warned the government against attacking protesters or opposition-controlled areas. |
| July 16 2011 | Opposition factions announced the formation of a 17-member transitional council after the government rejected their demands for power transfer. |
| June 3 2011 | A bombing at the presidential compound injured Saleh and killed at least five people, prompting Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi to take over as acting president while Saleh sought medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. |
| June 1 2011 | Intense fighting erupted in Sanaʽa's Hassaba neighborhood. Presidential Guard units shelled a defected army brigade headquarters. Tribal fighters seized multiple government ministries and buildings. 47 people were killed in 24 hours of fighting, including 15 tribesmen and 14 soldiers. |
| May 31 2011 | The previously established ceasefire broke down, with continued street fighting in Sanaʽa. Tribesmen took control of the headquarters of the ruling General People's Congress and the main water utility offices. |
| May 29 2011 | Military forces launched an operation to crush opposition protests in Ta'izz, firing live ammunition and water cannons, burning protesters' tents, and using bulldozers against demonstrators. The opposition described the event as a massacre. |
| May 23 2011 | Approximately 300 Islamist militants attacked and captured the coastal city of Zinjibar, killing seven soldiers (including a colonel) and one civilian during the takeover. |
| May 23 2011 | Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, head of the powerful Hashid tribal federation, declared support for the opposition, leading to heavy street fighting in Sanaʽa. |
| May 22 2011 | The Gulf Cooperation Council suspended its mediation efforts after Saleh repeatedly backed away from signing a transition deal. |
| April 8 2011 | The Civil Coalition of Youth Revolution (CCYR), a youth-led movement representing over 10,000 members across 52 alliances, released its Statute Draft outlining the revolution's vision, objectives, principles, and goals. |
| March 31 2011 | AQAP declared an 'Islamic Emirate' in the southern Abyan Governorate. |
| March 30 2011 | Saleh proposed staying in office until year-end elections while transferring powers to a caretaker government with an opposition-appointed prime minister. The opposition immediately rejected this offer. |
| March 24 2011 | Saleh claimed to have accepted five points from the JMP (Joint Meeting Parties), including forming a national unity government and drafting a new constitution. |
| March 23 2011 | Saleh offered opposition groups a referendum on a new constitution, followed by parliamentary and presidential elections before the end of 2011. |
| March 21 2011 | Financial Times reports on potential power transition leaders, including Hamid al-Ahmar, Abdul Majid al-Zindani, and General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar as key figures in pre-emptive moves against President Saleh. |
| March 20 2011 | Saleh fired his entire Cabinet, including Prime Minister Ali Muhammad Mujawar and vice-Prime Ministers, asking them to remain in a caretaker role. |
| March 18 2011 | Photojournalist Jamal al-Sharaabi from Al-Masdar was killed while covering a nonviolent demonstration at Sanaʽa University, becoming the first press fatality of the Yemeni uprising. |
| March 18 2011 | Protesters in Sanaʽa were fired upon, resulting in 52 deaths and triggering mass military defections and government resignations. |
| March 17 2011 | The coordination council sent a letter to US President Barack Obama, British PM David Cameron, and EU President John Bruton, explaining their group's positions and proposals. |
| March 14 2011 | Yemeni security forces raided an apartment and deported four Western journalists, drawing condemnation from press freedom organizations. |
| March 13 2011 | Sanaʽa University protestors' coordination council presented a list of seven demands, including the removal of President Saleh and the creation of a temporary presidential council representing Yemen's main political powers. |
| March 11 2011 | During the 'Friday of No Return', protesters called for Saleh's ousting in Sanaʽa, resulting in three deaths, with additional protests in other cities like Mukalla. |
| March 10 2011 | Saleh announced a referendum on moving to a parliamentary system of government, which protesters dismissed as 'too little, too late'. |
| March 6 2011 | Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for shooting five soldiers in two separate attacks during the Yemeni protests. Four soldiers were killed in Ma'rib Governorate when attackers fired on a military vehicle, including two Republican Guard members. An army colonel was also shot while shopping in Zinjibar, Abyan Governorate. |
| March 1 2011 | Saleh blamed the United States and Israel for the ongoing conflict in Yemen. |
| February 2011 | After Hosni Mubarak's resignation in Egypt, Yemeni protesters celebrating the revolution were attacked by police and pro-Saleh tribesmen. Major Yemeni tribes joined anti-government protests, with demonstrations swelling to over 100,000 participants. |
| February 18 2011 | On the 'Friday of Anger', tens of thousands of Yemenis participated in anti-government demonstrations in Taiz, Sanaʽa, and Aden. |
| February 3 2011 | 20,000 people protested against the government in Sanaʽa and Aden during a 'Day of Rage' called by Tawakel Karman, while pro-government supporters held a rally in Sanaʽa. |
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