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{{Infobox_event|title = Arab Spring|image = ArabSpring1.jpg|imagecaption = Protesters in Tahrir Square, Egypt.|date = 17th of December, 2010 - 2012|location = North Africa and Western Asia}}The '''Arab Spring''' was a chain of [[Revolution|revolutions]], armed insurrection, riots and protests across the 'Arab World' (much of North Africa and Western Asia) from late [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Northern Africa|2010]] to [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Western Asia|2012]]. The event toppled several dictators, caused several civil wars, led to major reforms and inspired movements like | {{Infobox_event|title = Arab Spring|image = ArabSpring1.jpg|imagecaption = Protesters in Tahrir Square, Egypt.|date = 17th of December, 2010 - 2012|location = North Africa and Western Asia}}The '''Arab Spring''' was a chain of [[Revolution|revolutions]], armed insurrection, riots and protests across the 'Arab World' (much of North Africa and Western Asia) from late [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Northern Africa|2010]] to [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Western Asia|2012]]. The event toppled several dictators, caused several civil wars, led to major reforms and inspired movements like, [[Occupy Movement|Occupy]], [[Gezi Park Uprising|Gezi Park]] and the [[Second Arab Spring]]. It was part of a broader [[Revolutions of 2005 - 2015|global revolutionary wave from 2005 to 2015]]. | ||
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</image> <label>Performers</label> <label>Date</label> <label>Location</label> </infobox>The Arab Spring was a chain of revolutions, armed insurrection, riots and protests across the 'Arab World' (much of North Africa and Western Asia) from late 2010 to 2012. The event toppled several dictators, caused several civil wars, led to major reforms and inspired movements like, Occupy, Gezi Park and the Second Arab Spring. It was part of a broader global revolutionary wave from 2005 to 2015.
Causes
- Authoritarianism
- Monarchy
- Demographic structural factors
- 2000s energy crisis
- Political corruption
- Human rights violations
- Unemployment
- Inflation
- Kleptocracy
- Poverty
- Sectarianism
- Self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi
States Affected by the Arab Spring
- Tunisia: President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ousted, charged, exiled and government overthrown.
- Egypt: President Hosni Mubarak ousted, arrested, charged, and government overthrown.
- Libya: Leader Muammar Gaddafi killed following a civil war that saw a foreign military intervention, and government overthrown.
- Yemen: President Ali Abdullah Saleh ousted, and power handed to a national unity government.
- Syria: President Bashar al-Assad faced civil uprising against his rule that deteriorated into armed rebellion and eventual full-scale civil war.
- Bahrain: Civil uprising against the government crushed by authorities and Saudi-led intervention.