HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Tartus, Syria
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Rabat, Morocco
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Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Detailed explanation-1: -Remembering Mohamed Bouazizi: The man who sparked the Arab Spring. On this day, 10 years ago, a Tunisian fruit and vegetable vendor set himself on fire in the town of Sidi Bouzid and triggered the Arab Spring. His cousin, Ali, reflects on that day and the days that followed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arab Spring was a wave of pro-democracy protests and uprisings that took place in the Middle East and North Africa. The regions of protest include Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria, Libya and Morocco.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bouazizi died on 4 January 2011, at 5:30 p.m. local time.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sidi Bouzid, also spelled Sīdī Bū Zayd or Sidi Bou Zid, Latin Qamudah, town in central Tunisia. It is located in the upland steppe country and was controlled by the Aghlabids in the 9th century ce.