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Tunisia: The Mother of the Arab Spring

  • Tunisian Bouazizi Sets Himself on Fire

    Tunisian Bouazizi Sets Himself on Fire
    Mohammed Bouazizi is a young man who desperately sets himself on fire after he was prevented of enduring the selling of fruits and vegetables in the streets of Sidi Bouzid.This cart was the only source of living that Bouazizi's family depended on to feed its 8 people .Several weeks after the incident , Bouazizi dies in the hospital ,Many analysts and thinkers considered Mohammed as " the father" of the Tunisian or Jasmine Revolution ,and many arabs still regard him as a hero or a legend.
  • President Ben Ali Flees to Saudi Arabia and Steps Down , First Will of Arabs is Acheived

    President Ben Ali Flees to Saudi Arabia and Steps Down , First Will of Arabs is Acheived
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Jkg3qFMV0&list=PL0BB7C7918D970C55 After one month of continuos protests against the dectator President Ben Ali , he with his wife and three children were forced to fly to Saudi Arabia declaring his step down. The temporary Tunisian Government asks the Interpol to issue an arrest warrant for the President accusing him of the embezzlement of people's money in addtion to dealing with drugs. The Tunisian Court imprisons Ben Ali and his wife for 35 years in absentia .
  • Mebazaa as an Interim President and Ghannoushi's the Prime Minister

    Mebazaa as an Interim President and Ghannoushi's the Prime Minister
    The Constitutional Court of Tunisia which has the highest authorities suggests that Fouad Mebazaa should become the President of the country and Mohammed Ghannoushi as his Prime Minister . Mebazaa orders Ghannoushi to form a new government . The new government formed had a lot of Ben Ali's loyalists in very important ranks which meant nothing in terms of achieving the wills of the People.
  • RCD , Ben Ali's Fromer Party , is Dissolving.

    RCD , Ben Ali's Fromer Party , is Dissolving.
    The RCD or the Constitutional Democratic Assembly is dissolved by the court as a result of the vehement treatment against the youth protestors in the clashes . Fahraj Rajhi who was responsible for the formation of the interim government declares that the meetings between members of the party would be forbidden and all offices through Tunisia must be shut down. By that we recognize that most of the former President 's regime start to lose control over the political affairs of the country.
  • Senior Members of the RCD are Prevented to Participate in Elections

    Senior Members of the RCD are Prevented to Participate in Elections
    Members who had been active in the Constitutional Democratic Rally for the last 10 years with the Former President are inhibited from participating in the elections of the (NCA) . This event reflects the weakness of the old regime and reveals a fact that thier leverages are limited .
  • The Regestration Begins

    The Regestration Begins
    The registration of political groups and candidates' lists for the Constitutional elections that will be run at the 23rd October . This registration ended after 6 days on the 7th September having around 81 parties and many lists.
  • Tunsians Head to Vote in a Historical Event

    Tunsians Head to Vote in a Historical Event
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJFeYKVMAuA 4.4 million head to polls to vote in their first free elections since the independence of the country in 1956. It is also considered to be the first election after the Arab Spring . A National Constituent Assembly must be formed in order to resolve a new Tunisian Constitution after the fall of the former President.This agreement consists of 217 lawmakers or members whom are headed by Mustafa Ben Jaafar. Tunisians achieve their wills of having an election even after the stalling political.