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Tarek El-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi (Arabic: طارق الطيب محمد البوعزيزي, romanized: Ṭāriq aṭ-Ṭayib Muḥammad al-Būʿazīzī; 29 March 1984 – 4 January 2011) was a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on 17 December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, an act which became a catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring against autocratic regimes.
Riadh Ben-Khemais Bouazizi (Arabic: رياض بن خميس بوعزيزي; born 8 April 1973) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. Bouazizi started his career with Étoile du Sahel where he amassed over 200 league appearances.
Bouazizi is an Arabic surname. Notable people with the surname include: Mohamed Bouazizi (1984–2011), Tunisian activist Mohamed-Bouazizi Square;
The catalyst for the escalation of protests was the self-immolation of Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi. Unable to find work and selling fruit at a roadside stand, Bouazizi had his wares confiscated by a municipal inspector on 17 December 2010. An hour later he doused himself with gasoline and set himself afire.
Harka is a 2022 internationally co-produced drama film, written and directed by Lotfy Nathan, in his narrative directorial debut, inspired by Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation that sparked the Tunisian revolution and Arab Spring in 2010 and 2011. It stars Adam Bessa, Salima Maatoug, Ikbal Harbi and Najib Allagui.
2010 December Protests arose in Tunisia following Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation. On 29 December, protests begin in Algeria 2011 January Protests arose in Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, & Morocco. The government was overthrown in Tunisia on 14 January 2011. On 25 January 2011, thousands of protesters in Egypt gathered in Tahrir Square, in Cairo. They demanded the resignation of ...
Inspired by Bouazizi's self-immolation in Tunisia. [130] January 16, 2011: Bhavani: 18 India: For statehood of Telangana [131] January 17, 2011: Yacoub Ould Dahoud: 43 Mauritania: Political situation in Mauritania [132] January 23, 2011: Unnamed man 60s Saudi Arabia: Political situation in Saudi Arabia [133] February 21, 2011: Mustafa : 40 India
Mohamed Bouazizi † Tunisia: 2012 Jafar Panahi Iran: Iranian activists, Sotoudeh is a lawyer and Panahi is a film director. [27] [28] Nasrin Sotoudeh; 2013 Malala Yousafzai Pakistan: Campaigner for women's rights and education [29] 2014 Denis Mukwege Democratic Republic of the Congo: Gynecologist treating victims of gang rape [30] 2015 Raif Badawi