#Tunisia: The original Arab Spring fails. @JoshRogin @WashingtonPost

Feb 05, 2022, 01:12 AM

Photo:  Mohamed Bouazizi was a street vendor who self-immolated on 17 December 2010 in response to the confiscation of his wares and the harassment and humiliation inflicted on him by a municipal official and her aides. His terrifying deed became a catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring against autocratic regimes. To see him afire: http://rudebutgood.blogspot.com/2011/12/mohamed-bouazizi.html



#Tunisia: The original Arab Spring fails. @JoshRogin @WashingtonPost