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Tunisie Revolution
الثورة التونسية
Protesters wi a sign that says "Ben Ali, get oot” in French.
Date18 December 2010 – 14 Januar 2011 (3 weeks an 6 days)
LocationTunisie
Caused bi
Methods
Resultit inOwerthrow o Ben Ali govrenment
  • Resignation o Prime Meenister Ghannouchi[1]
  • Dissolution o the poleetical police[2]
  • Dissolution o the RCD, the umwhile rulin pairty o Tunisie an liquidation o its assets[3]
  • Release o poleetical prisoners[4]
  • Elections tae a Constituent Assembly on 23 October 2011[5]
Casualties
Daith(s)338[6]
Injures2,147[6]

The Tunisie Revolution[7][8] wis an intensive campaign o ceevil resistance, includin a series o street demonstrations takin place in Tunisie. The events began in December 2010 an led tae the oostin o langtime Preses Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Januar 2011.

The demonstrations wur precipitatit bi heich unemployment, fuid inflation, corruption,[9] a lack o freedom o speech an ither poleetical freedom[10] an poor livin conditions. The protests constitutit the maist dramatic wave o social an poleetical unrest in Tunisie in three decades[11][12] an hae resultit in scores o daiths an injuries, maist o which wur the result o action bi polis an security forces against demonstrators. The protests wur spairked bi the sel-immolation o Mohamed Bouazizi on December 17[13] an led tae the oostin o Preses Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 28 days later on 14 Januar 2011, whan he offeecially resigned efter fleein tae Saudi Arabie, endin 23 years in pouer.[14][15] Labour unions wur said tae be an integral pairt o the protests.[16] The protests inspired seemilar actions throughoot the Arab warld; the Egyptian revolution began efter the events in Tunisie an an' a' led tae the oostin o Egyp's langtime preses Hosni Mubarak; furthermair, protests hae an aa taken place in Algerie, Yemen, Libie, Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq, Mauritanie,[17] Pakistan[18] an elsewhaur in the wider Middle East an North Africae.

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In Tunisie an the wider Arab warld, the protests an chynge in govrenment are cried the Sidi Bouzid Revolt, derived frae Sidi Bouzid, the ceety whaur the initial protests began.[19][20][21] In the media, thir events hae been dubbed the Jasmine Revolution[22][23] in keepin wi the geopoleetical nomenclature o "color revolutions", awtho the comparison is disputit, notably bi mony Tunisians thairsels.[24][25][26][27]

References

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  1. ↑ Kim Willsher, Paris. "Tunisian prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigns amid unrest | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tunisia forms national unity government amid unrest". BBC News. 17 Januar 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tunisia dissolves Ben Ali party". Al Jazeera. 9 Mairch 2011. Retrieved 9 Mairch 2011.
  4. ↑ Beaumont, Peter (19 Januar 2011). "Tunisia set to release political prisoners". The Guardian. London.
  5. ↑ "Tunisia election delayed until 23 October". Reuters. 8 Juin 2011. Archived frae the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 8 Juin 2011.
  6. ↑ a b "Report: 338 killed during Tunisia revolution". Archived frae the original on 8 Apryle 2020. Retrieved 30 Apryle 2013.
  7. ↑ Yasmine Ryan (26 Januar 2011). "How Tunisia's revolution began – Features". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 13 Februar 2011.
  8. ↑ "Wikileaks might have triggered Tunis' revolution". Alarabiya.net. Retrieved 13 Februar 2011.
  9. ↑ Spencer, Richard. "Tunisia riots: Reform or be overthrown, US tells Arab states amid fresh riots". Telegraph. Archived frae the original on 28 Apryle 2011. Retrieved 14 Januar 2011.
  10. ↑ Ryan, Yasmine. "Tunisia's bitter cyberwar". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 14 Januar 2011.
  11. ↑ "Tunisia's Protest Wave: Where It Comes From and What It Means for Ben Ali | The Middle East Channel". Mideast.foreignpolicy.com. 3 Januar 2011. Archived frae the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 14 Januar 2011.
  12. ↑ Borger, Julian (29 December 2010). "Tunisian president vows to punish rioters after worst unrest in a decade". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  13. ↑ Tunisia suicide protester Mohammed Bouazizi dies, BBC, January 5, 2011.
  14. ↑ Wyre Davies (15 December 2010). "BBC News – Tunisia: President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali forced out". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 Januar 2011.
  15. ↑ "Uprising in Tunisia: People Power topples Ben Ali regime". Indybay. 16 Januar 2011. Retrieved 26 Januar 2011.
  16. ↑ "Trade unions: the revolutionary social network at play in Egypt and Tunisia". Defenddemocracy.org. Retrieved 11 Februar 2011.
  17. ↑ "'Facebook Generation' continues Mauritania protests| CNN International". Archived frae the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  18. ↑ Pakistan: 'The spirit of March 15' — pro-democracy movement wins: | Green Left Weekly
  19. ↑ "Niet compatibele browser". Facebook. Retrieved 8 Februar 2011.
  20. ↑ "The Sidi Bouzid Revolution: Ben Ali flees as protests spread in Tunisia". libcom.org. Retrieved 8 Februar 2011.
  21. ↑ "Revolte Tunisie Sidi bouzid 3". YouTube. 4 Januar 2011. Retrieved 8 Februar 2011.
  22. ↑ Par Frédéric Frangeul (19 Januar 2011). "D'où vient la "révolution du jasmin" ?". Europe1.fr. Archived frae the original on 19 Januar 2011. Retrieved 26 Januar 2011.
  23. ↑ D’où vient la "révolution du jasmin" ? Archived 2011-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Europe1.fr International, 17 january 2011 (Google Translate version)
  24. ↑ "Google Translate" (in (in French)). Translate.google.fr. 17 Januar 2011. Retrieved 8 Februar 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  25. ↑ "Google Translate" (in (in French)). Translate.google.fr. Retrieved 8 Februar 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  26. ↑ ""Révolution du jasmin" : une expression qui ne fait pas l'unanimité". LeMonde.fr. 17 Januar 2011. Retrieved 28 Januar 2011.
  27. ↑ Olivier Malaponti (15 Januar 2011). "Révolution de jasmin ?". Mediapart.fr. Retrieved 28 Januar 2011.
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