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Mohammad Bouazizi, a 26 year old man had his fruit cart taken away because he didn’t have the proper license. He was arrested but resisted. In protest he later dowsed himself in paint thinner and set himself on fire in front of the municipal office. His actions represented the feelings of all Tunisian's concerning police violence, unemployment, lack of human rights and living standards. Protests began that day and slowly spread through all of Tunisisa.
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In an attempt to stop the protests Mohammad Al Nouri Al Juwaini the former Tunisian development minister started a $10 million unemployment program. Even after the program was up and running the protests didn’t stop.
This attempt could be compared to Jordan where the government gave out juice in order to prevent further protests. In this case the attempt was unsuccessful and the protests continued anway. -
On this day Tunisia saw its first suicide victim. A man named Houcine Falhi electricuted himself in Sidi Bouzid Square in the middle of a protest agaianst unemployment. His last words were: "No to misery, no to unemplyment." The suicide of this man shows that the $10 milliion dollar employment program that Mohammad Al Nouri started had failed.
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The first victims of police shootings appeared as Mohammad Ammari an 18 year old who was killed in the central town of Menzel Bouzaiene. The second victim Chawki Belhoussine El Hadri a 44 year old who along with many others was injured during the same protests. The government claimed it was an act of self-defense.
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Thousands of Tunisian's join forces to protest against unemployment in an attempt to help those living in poverty. About 2/3 of Tunisia are considered places of poverty. The north-west, followed by the center-west have the highest incidence of poverty.
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The Tunisian president of the time Zine El Abidine Ben Ali broadcasts that these protests are unacceptable and bad for the economy. The president points out that violence in the streets from citizens and police officials will not be tolerated and must be stopped.On the same day a lawyer named Abderrahman Ayedi was tortured by the police and later arrested for protesting.
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Police breakup several protesting parties. In Monastir they are supposedly broken up peacefully but in Sebikha and Chebba they are broken up brutally.
The way protests are broken up shows us the level at which protests are occuring in different places. If the parties had to be broken up more forcefully in one place than another it shows that they'er are more determinated and are willing to go through more thant the other places. This could be becuase of three reasons, either the conditions are -
Mr. Chawki Belhoussine who was shot by police dies in hospital. France’s socialist party criticize the brutal control over peaceful protestors. The death of this man was definitely a throw back for the government becuase it proves one of the main reasons for the revolution- Police violence.
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Several lawyers had been arrested in past protests which led to this day were hundreds of lawyers joined each other in protest.
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In the city of Thala 250 people most of whom were students start a peaceful demonstration The government ruins the peace by attacking using tear gas. As a result of 9 injuries the protesters set fire to tiers and attacked local officials.
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The Tunisian Bar Association announces a general strike that is said to occur on The 6th of January 2011.
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95% of Tunisia's 8000 lawyers launch a strike demanding that police violence be stopped.
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Ignoring past injuries and deaths. Between the 6th of January and the 13th of January 2013, 6 people were killed and 6 injured in Thala and 3 more in Kasserine
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The protests have been going on for 3 weeks. The total deaths at thiis point are 66 people from all over Tunisia.The official toll however stands at 23 deaths. The president announces that he doesn't want to be re-elected. Ben Ali also assures the people that investigations into the deaths of the protestors will be held. As well as giving the people more space and freedom by unblocking certain internet websites
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Former president Ben Ali and his family have fled to Jedda. It is unclear when they will return. On the same day it is announced that Fuoad Mebazza is to become president temporarily. A source from the Libyan government says that the fall of Ben Ali has “left his country in chaos”
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Despite the change in government the Tunisian people are still unhappy with their life and work conditions, As well as the new government therefore, they hit the streets again in protest.
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Police officers along with thousands of civilians in a protest against work conditions. It is the first time that they join forces and work together against the government.
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The harmony of police and citizens is broken. Protests start again and the riot police fire teargas at the people.
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Tunisia's foreign minister, Kamel Morjane resigns.
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Snipers carry out a massacres in Kasserine and Thala. A reported 219 people were killed and 510 were injured.
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The former ruling party of Tunisia stepped down which was the Rally for Constitutional Democracy
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The revolution ended with the first post-revolution election. Some of the reasons why the revolution ended. Resignation of Prime Minister Ghannouchi
Dissolution of the political police
Dissolution of the RCD, the former ruling party of Tunisia and liquidation of its assets
Release of political prisoners
Elections to a Constituent Assembly on 23 October 2011
Subsequent protests against the interim Islamist-led constituent assembly.
