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The Arab Spring begins in Tunisia

2010 CE · Tunisia, Africa · Civil Rights

The Arab Spring begins in Tunisia
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The Arab Spring was a series of pro-democracy anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in Tunisia in response to the death of Mohamed Bouazizi by self-immolation. From Tunisia, the protests initially spread to five other countries: Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain.

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