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Events on Wednesday 1 June 2011 1
2011Bahraini uprisingProtests for political reform met with a Gulf military crackdownPro-democracy protesters, largely from Bahrain's Shia majority, occupied Pearl Roundabout in Manama demanding political reform from the ruling Sunni monarchy. Saudi-led Gulf Cooperation Council troops entered Bahrain in March to help the government suppress the uprising under a declared state of emergency. The unrest highlighted sectarian tensions that continued to simmer for years afterward.