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Police started after street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi and forced him to stop selling his fruit. Mohamed then proceeded to set himself on fire and burn himself alive in an act of protest against his unruly treatment.
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The Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali steps down from his role of President and flees to Saudi Arabia
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In February of 2011, the protestors of several different Muslim countries staged "Days of Rage" and pushed for democratic reforms. Hosni Mubarak eventually steps down.
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Morrocan Voters approve for constitutional changes that limit the power of the country's Monarchy
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Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who is the Dictator of Libya, is captured by rebels who torture him and then kill him.
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Saleh signs an agreement that hands off power to the Vice President. He then steps down altogether in February of 2012 and is killed in 2017.
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Egypt holds the first democratic elections for parliament. In June 2012, Morsi is elected president but is removed from power by coup in July 2013.
