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Mohammed Bouazizi lit himself on fire after police officers took his produce stand and beat him for resisting. This outraged crowds and revolts started that same day in Sidi Bouzid.
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Houcine Falhi electrocutes himself after shouting "No to misery, No to unemployment!" during a riot in Sidi Bouzid.
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An 18 year old protestor is shot and killed during a violent revolt in Menzel Bouzaiene.
Also, a 44 year old man is shot and wounded.
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1,000 or so people riot in the streets of Tunis, demanding more jobs.
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the dictator of Tunisia, warns on national television, that protesting will have negative affects on the economy.
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Mohamed Bouazizi dies of his self inflicted burn wounds from two and a half weeks earlier.
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia's president, makes a televised address, announcing unprecedented concessions and vowing not to seek re-election in 2014. He pledges to introduce more freedoms into society, institute widespread reforms and investigate the killings of protesters during demonstrations. Some formerly blocked or banned websites become accessible.
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After Tunisian Airspace is shut down, Ben Ali tries to fly to France but is rejected, and then goes to Saudi Arabia.
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Thousands of protesters take to the streets demanding the resignation of all interim government leaders.
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Hundreds travel to Tunis, defying curfew, to aid the anger and resentment of the Tunisian government.
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Egyptians call for an uprising against poverty, unemployment, government corruption and the rule of president Hosni Mubarak.
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Police use tear gas, rubber bullets, and water cannons to disperse the revolution in Cairo.
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Internet and cell phone connections have major disruptions.
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Protesters remain in Tehrir square and refuse to leave (Egyptian government threatens to bring in the military.)
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Hosni Mubarak announces on television that he will not run for re-election but refuses to step down from office.
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A UN investigative panel reports that at least 219 people were killed during the uprising again Ben Ali, a figure it says is likely to rise. Another 510 Tunisians were injured.
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Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir square for what they have called the "Day of Departure"
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