Ali Watkins | McClatchy Washington Bureau
Arab Spring Leaves Region Unsettled, Two Years Later -- McClatchy News
Egypt’s turmoil is a reminder that the revolution cycle in the Middle East and North Africa region is far from over, and far from satisfying the hopes stirred more than two years ago by the Arab Spring.
December 2010: Tunisia
Street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in a market square in Tunisia, protesting the government’s authoritarian rule. His solitary action kickstarted the Tunisian revolution, and less than one month later, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to exile in Saudi Arabia, where he remained as of January 2013. Tunisia held elections in October 2011; the moderate Islamist party, Ennahda, won the majority.
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My Comment: After two years the region is unsettled?!?!?!? From my perspective .... the region has been "unsettled" since the beginning of time.
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