OVERVIEW OF THE ARAB SPRING

introduction

roots and causes

TUNISIA

Tunisia

• Flared on 18th Dec 2010
• Abou Azizi incident
• Government overthrown on 14 January 2011

EGYPT

EGYPT

• Egypt's spring flared on 25 Jan 2011 on "POLICE DAY"
• "Sues port incident" & the violation of Human Rights
• Army Forces show up in Cairo but they don't suppress the protestors
• Hosni resigns on 11 Feb & then convected to life time prison

libya

LIBYA

• Anti-government protests began 17 Feb 2011
• Gaddafi used Air-force to suppress the peaceful demonstrations
• The revolution changed into a civil war
• US & EU supported the Rebels
• Gaddafi was killed by rebels on 20 Oct 2011

YEMEN

YEMEN

• Began on 11 Feb 2011, on Friday named "Friday of Rage"
• The next following"Friday of Dignity" 18th Feb was a course chainging 
• 4 June Ali Saleh left to Saudi Arabia

BAHRAIN

BAHRAIN

• Started 14 February 2011
• Led by Bahraini Youth and several political parties
• The pre-dawn of 17th Feb. *BICI 
• 14 March, -Led by Saudi Arabia- GCC Forces enter Bahrain

SYRIA

SYRIA

• Set out on 15 March 2011
• The 15 kids incident
• Protests in all cities
• The establishment of "Freedom Syrian Army"

SUMMARY OF MAIN CAUSES

• Repression and dictatorship
• Poverty
• Political curroption
• Violations of Human Rights
• Unemployment and Economical Inflation

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