Révolution du monde arabe
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A) Tunisian GovernmentTunisia is a country located between Algeria and Libya. This country has been run by Ben Ali for 24 years. Ben Ali has established a dictatorship that has oppressed Tunisians and limited them in their freedom.
b) country's situation
The population is relatively young. The average age of the population is 30 years.
This population will change the future of the country. At the beginning of the year 2011, comes a revolution that will change the future of many countries.
The revolution begins with the act of Mohamed Bouazizi:
Mohamed Bouaziz is a seller of fruits and vegetables traveling, living in Sidi Bouzid town located in central western countries.
c) tigger:Mohamed bouazizi
Mohamed Bouaziz is a seller of fruits and vegetables traveling, living in Sidi Bouzid town located in central western countries.The son of farm worker's activity seller constituting their only income.
Do not have official permission; he forfeited his goods several times by municipal employees.
Trying to plead his case with the municipality and obtain an authorization and the return of his stock, he insulted them and chases each time.
On 17 December 2010, at age 26, he sprays himself with gasoline and immolated by fire to the seat of government.
On January 4, 2011, he died what triggers the revolution of jasmine
d) The révolution
Violent demonstrations broke out in the town of Sidi Bouzid, birthplace of Mohamed Bouaziz.
The protesters share the motives of Mohamed Bouazizi, they denouncing the high cost of living, unemployment among young graduates, government corruption and the hardness of the police.
During these events also we see the hatred of the protesters for the family of Leila Trabelsi's wife ben Ali who has all the wealth of Tunisia. Trabelsi clan did not hesitate to use physical force, pressure, violence to grab the goods.
The entourage of Ben Ali and his wife established a quarter century an empire, ranging from media to transport,