</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 2010 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
- 2010: Tunisian Revolution
- 2011: Bahraini Uprising
- 2011: Egyptian Revolution
- 2011: Syrian Civil War
- 2011: Libyan Crisis
- 2011: Yemeni Revolution
- 2012: Rojava Revolution