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Mohamed Bouazizi Self-Immolation (2010) Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi was a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on this day in 2010, an act which became a catalyst for the Tunisian...
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Mohamed Bouazizi Self-Immolation (2010)
Fri Dec 17, 2010
Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi (1984 - January 4th, 2011) was a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on this day in 2010, an act which became a catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the Arab Spring more broadly.
Bouazizi's self-immolation was in response to the confiscation of his wares by police, mistreatment by city officials, and desperation of his own economic condition. Anti-government protests in Tunisia began within hours of his self-immolation. In 2011, Bouazizi was posthumously awarded the Sakharov Prize for his contribution to "historic changes in the Arab world"
- Date: 2010-12-17
- Learn More: en.wikipedia.org, www.aljazeera.com.
- Source: www.apeoplescalendar.org