Mohamed Bouazizi Self-Immolation Sparks Tunisian Revolution, Arab Spring, December 17, 2010
Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
Date: December 17, 2010
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