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Re: ياخي البوعزيزي ده راجل بركة بشكل عجيب (Re: محمد إبراهيم علي)
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Quote: Tarek al-Tayyib Muhammad ibn Bouazizi (March 29, 1984 – January 4, 2011), known simply as Mohamed Bouazizi, was a Tunisian street vendor who died after he set himself on fire on December 17, 2010, in protest of the confiscation of his wares and the humiliation that was inflicted on him by a female municipal official. This act became the catalyst for the 2010-2011 Tunisian Revolution, sparking deadly demonstrations and riots throughout Tunisia in protest of social and political issues in the country. Anger and violence intensified following Bouazizi's death, leading then-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to step down after 23 years in power. Bouazizi's protest eventually led to the protests in several Arab countries.
Following Bouazizi's self-immolation, several other men have emulated this act in other Arab countries in an attempt to bring an end to the oppression they face from corrupt autocratic governments. Although their acts have not provoked the same sort of popular reaction as Bouazizi's, concessions have been made in Algeria, Mauritania, Sudan, Morocco, France, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Jordan,[1] as these men and Bouazizi are hailed by some as "heroic martyrs of a new Middle Eastern revolution."[2]Indeed after weeks of popular protest, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has resigned
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