13 Iconic Images of 2011

Published: Jan 2, 2012

(Royal) Gen NextBritain’s royal family still attract attention. The wedding of future king, Wi

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1/12

(Royal) Gen Next
Britain’s royal family still attract attention. The wedding of future king, William, and Catherine, was watched worldwide. (Note also the seemingly sulky flower girl who became an online meme.)

HeroesThe world watched, teary-eyed, as brave men and women worked to decontaminate the area around

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2/12

Heroes
The world watched, teary-eyed, as brave men and women worked to decontaminate the area around the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the tsunami (see pic 5)

Water wayThailand was hit by its worst floods in decades, (and is still being battered). Here, a mah

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3/12

Water way
Thailand was hit by its worst floods in decades, (and is still being battered). Here, a mahout rides his elephant on a flooded street in Ayutthaya province

Killer waveJapan’s earthquake and the resulting tsunami left the country reeling and the world

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4/12

Killer wave
Japan’s earthquake and the resulting tsunami left the country reeling and the world in shock

The EndA grab from local TV shows fallen Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, just after his capture by

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5/12

The End
A grab from local TV shows fallen Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, just after his capture by rebels

AnnarchistsKisan Baburao ‘Anna’ Hazare captured the imagination of a significant chunk o

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6/12

Annarchists
Kisan Baburao ‘Anna’ Hazare captured the imagination of a significant chunk of Indians fed up of semi-instituitionalised corruption. His fast at Delhi’s Ramlila grounds dominated the media for days

UprisingThe Occupy Wall Street demonstration sparked off similar protests in other parts of the USA

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7/12

Uprising
The Occupy Wall Street demonstration sparked off similar protests in other parts of the USA and the world, highlighting the simmering dissatisfaction of the ‘99%’ unhappy with how the financial industry is run

Counter strikePresident Obama and top officials get live update on the mission that eliminated Osama

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8/12

Counter strike
President Obama and top officials get live update on the mission that eliminated Osama bin Laden after a ten-year hunt. The USA never released any photos of bin Laden’s body. This picture became the iconic image of the mission instead

Last CallThe space shuttle’s 30-year stint came to an end with NASA retiring the fleet. Atlant

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9/12

Last Call
The space shuttle’s 30-year stint came to an end with NASA retiring the fleet. Atlantis STS-135 flew the last mission

Walk ProudThe SlutWalk movement, which began in Canada, sought to separate street sexual harassment

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10/12

Walk Proud
The SlutWalk movement, which began in Canada, sought to separate street sexual harassment from the clothes women wore. It spread around the world (this picture is from Seoul, Korea), even seeing a ‘Besharmi Morcha’ in Delhi