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41 lines
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The **Arab Spring** was a chain of [revolutions](Revolution "wikilink"),
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armed insurrection, riots and protests across the 'Arab World' (much of
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North Africa and Western Asia) from late
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[2010](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Northern_Africa "wikilink")
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to [2012](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Western_Asia "wikilink").
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The event toppled several dictators, caused several civil wars, led to
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major reforms and inspired movements like
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[15M](15M_Movement "wikilink"), [Occupy](Occupy_Movement "wikilink"),
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[Gezi Park](Gezi_Park_Uprising "wikilink") and the [Second Arab
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Spring](Second_Arab_Spring "wikilink").
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## Causes
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- Authoritarianism
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- Monarchy
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- Demographic structural factors
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- 2000s energy crisis
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- Political corruption
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- Human rights violations
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- Unemployment
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- Inflation
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- Kleptocracy
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- Poverty
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- Sectarianism
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- Self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi
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## States Affected by the Arab Spring
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- Tunisia: President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ousted, charged, exiled
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and government overthrown.
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- Egypt: President Hosni Mubarak ousted, arrested, charged, and
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government overthrown.
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- Libya: Leader Muammar Gaddafi killed following a civil war that saw
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a foreign military intervention, and government overthrown.
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- Yemen: President Ali Abdullah Saleh ousted, and power handed to a
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national unity government.
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- Syria: President Bashar al-Assad faced civil uprising against his
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rule that deteriorated into armed rebellion and eventual full-scale
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civil war.
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- Bahrain: Civil uprising against the government crushed by
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authorities and Saudi-led intervention. |