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Date December 17, 2010 - January 14, 2011
Location Tunisia
Context Arab Spring • National Dialogue Quartet

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Jasmine Revolution
Jasmine Revolution
December 17, 2010 - January 14, 2011
Yemen Uprising of 2011–12
Yemen Uprising of 2011–12
January 27, 2011 - 2012
The Toppling of the Assad Regime
Syrian Civil War
February 2011 - present
key locations of the 2011 revolt in Libya
Libya Revolt of 2011
February 15, 2011 - present

Key People

Mohamed Bouazizi
Tunisian street vendor and protester