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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

Notable Events of the Arab Spring

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 * Self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi
-== States Affected by the Arab Spring ==
+== Notable Events of the Arab Spring ==
-* Tunisia: President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ousted, charged, exiled and government overthrown.
+* 2010: [[Tunisian Revolution]]
-* Egypt: President Hosni Mubarak ousted, arrested, charged, and government overthrown.
+* 2011: [[Bahraini Uprising of 2011|Bahraini Uprising]]
-* Libya: Leader Muammar Gaddafi killed following a civil war that saw a foreign military intervention, and government overthrown.
+* 2011: [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011|Egyptian Revolution]]
-* Yemen: President Ali Abdullah Saleh ousted, and power handed to a national unity government.
+* 2011: [[Syrian Civil War]]
-* Syria: President Bashar al-Assad faced civil uprising against his rule that deteriorated into armed rebellion and eventual full-scale civil war.
+* 2011: [[Libyan Crisis]]
-* Bahrain: Civil uprising against the government crushed by authorities and Saudi-led intervention.
+* 2011: [[Yemeni Revolution]]
+* 2012: [[Rojava Revolution]]
 [[Category:North Africa]]
 [[Category:2010]]