Tunisian revolution
2010–2011 revolution that overthrew President Ben Ali / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tunisian revolution (Arabic: الثورة التونسية), also called the Jasmine Revolution and Tunisian Revolution of Dignity,[8][9][10] was an intensive 28-day campaign of civil resistance. It included a series of street demonstrations which took place in Tunisia, and led to the ousting of longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011.[11] It eventually led to a thorough democratization of the country and to free and democratic elections, which had led to people believing it was the only successful movement in the Arab Spring.[12]
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Date | 17 December 2010 – 14 January 2011 (4 weeks) |
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Death(s) | 338[7] |
Injuries | 2,147[7] |
The demonstrations were caused by high unemployment, food inflation, corruption,[13][14] a lack of political freedoms (such as freedom of speech),[15] and poor living conditions. The protests constituted the most dramatic wave of social and political unrest in Tunisia in three decades[16][17] and resulted in scores of deaths and injuries, most of which were the result of action by police and security forces.
The protests were sparked by the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi on 17 December 2010.[18][19][20] They led to the ousting of Ben Ali on 14 January 2011, when he officially resigned after fleeing to Saudi Arabia, ending his 23 years in power.[21][22] Labor unions were an integral part of the protests.[23] The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for "its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Tunisian Revolution of 2011".[24] The protests inspired similar actions throughout the Arab world, in a chain reaction which became known as the Arab Spring movement.