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No one could have known that when a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire in a public square, it would incite protests that would topple dictators and start a global wave of dissent. In 2011, protesters didn’t just voice their complaints; they changed the world.
Cover Story
History often emerges only in retrospect. Events become significant only when looking back
The 2011 Person of the Year issue is the product of a year's worth of reporting and thinking
Photographer Yuri Kozyrev shares about the remarkable experience of covering uprisings in seven countries and what all the revolutions had in common
As TIME names the protester its 2011 Person of the Year, a look at protesters from around the world, from New York and Oakland to the Middle East
The stray dog who joined the lines of demonstrators in the Greek capital has become an international celebrity
Managing editor Richard Stengel talks with Kurt Andersen, author of our cover story, about the decision to recognize the global protest movements of 2011 in TIME's Person of the Year issue
TIME world editor Bobby Ghosh explores the success of the protests in Tunisia and the setbacks and continuing violence protesters face in Bahrain and Yemen
How an activist/journalist's live video stream from New York City's Zuccotti Park garnered mainstream attention and helped galvanize a movement
TIME surveys the key figures, from politics and sports to entertainment and religion, who shaped our world over the past year
Remembering those who left us in 2011: Carrie Fisher on Elizabeth Taylor, John Lasseter on Steve Jobs, Rosalynn Carter on Betty Ford
Mohamed Bouazizi ignited a rebellion that roiled the Arab world
The Duchess of Cambridge's fashion influence is a matter of empirical evidence
A gallery of the Chinese artist's work in the medium
Photographer Peter Hapak traveled to seven countries to capture portraits of dozens of protesters for TIME's Person of the Year issue
TIME's Nate Rawlings on the protests in the U.S., from the sit-in at the Wisconsin statehouse to the 'Occupiers' in cities throughout the nation
TIME's Abigail Hauslohner on the protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Libya's civil war and Syria's ongoing violence
The life and career of chairman of the House Budget Committee
The fascinating history of America's secret warriors
She started an online petition against Bank of America's debit fees that eventually garnered more than 306,000 signatures
The Occupy Wall Street protest and similar demonstrations against corporate and financial systems continue globally
After a narrow win by the Prime Minister's party, United Russia, demonstrators take to the streets in Moscow and St. Petersburg
A day-by-day photo chronicle of the 2011 Egyptian uprising
Yes, he's Canadian. But Ryan Gosling is still the Coolest Person of the Year
A survivor’s faith, inspiration and hope
TIME's Person of the Year is bestowed by the editors on the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year. See who made the grade over TIME's first eight decades
