Tunisian Revolution

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The Tunisian Revolution was a wave of popular protests and civil resistance in Tunisia that overthrew President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011 and sparked broader uprisings across the Arab world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political event
revolution
social movement
uprising
aftermath adoption of a new Tunisian constitution in 2014
increased political pluralism in Tunisia
legal proceedings against former regime figures
alsoKnownAs Tunisian Revolution
surface form: Jasmine Revolution

Tunisian Revolution
surface form: Tunisian Uprising
cause authoritarian rule of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
corruption
economic inequality
high unemployment
police brutality
restrictions on freedom of expression
country Tunisia
endDate 2011-01-14
influenced Bahraini uprising of 2011
Egyptian Revolution of 2011
2011 Libyan Civil War
surface form: Libyan Civil War of 2011

Syrian Civil War
surface form: Syrian uprising of 2011

Yemeni Revolution of 2011
surface form: Yemeni uprising of 2011
location Kasserine
Sfax
Sidi Bouzid
Sousse
Tunis
mediaRole use of satellite television to broadcast events
use of social media to organize protests
method civil resistance
demonstrations
mass protests
online activism
strikes
opponent Constitutional Democratic Rally
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
participant Tunisian General Labour Union
Tunisian human rights activists
Tunisian lawyers
Tunisian youth
partOf Arab Spring
result beginning of democratic transition in Tunisia
dissolution of the Constitutional Democratic Rally party
election of a Constituent Assembly in 2011
end of Ben Ali regime
flight of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to Saudi Arabia
formation of interim governments
overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
startDate 2010-12-17
triggerEvent self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi
triggerEventDate 2010-12-17

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Tunisian Revolution alsoKnownAs Tunisian Revolution
this entity surface form: Jasmine Revolution
Tunisian Revolution alsoKnownAs Tunisian Revolution
this entity surface form: Tunisian Uprising
Women of the Arab Spring associatedWithEvent Tunisian Revolution
Yemeni Revolution of 2011 inspiredBy Tunisian Revolution
Sidi Bouzid knownFor Tunisian Revolution
this entity surface form: 2010–2011 Tunisian Revolution
Arab Spring ledTo Tunisian Revolution
Egyptian Revolution of 2011 precededBy Tunisian Revolution
Avenue Habib Bourguiba significantEvent Tunisian Revolution
this entity surface form: Tunisian Revolution demonstrations of 2010–2011
Carthage Palace significantEvent Tunisian Revolution
this entity surface form: Tunisian Revolution of 2010–2011
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali wasDeposedDuring Tunisian Revolution