Arab Spring
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The Arab Spring was a wave of pro-democracy uprisings and protests that erupted across the Arab world starting in late 2010, challenging longstanding authoritarian regimes and demanding political and social reforms.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
political movement
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revolutionary wave → series of protests → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arab revolutions
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Arab uprisings → |
| demographicFeature |
involvement of civil society groups
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strong youth participation → |
| endDate |
2012
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| followedBy |
Arab Winter
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| hasCause |
authoritarian rule
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corruption → economic inequality → high food prices → lack of political freedoms → police brutality → political repression → youth unemployment → |
| languageOfSlogans |
Arabic
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| ledTo |
Bahraini uprising of 2011
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Egyptian Revolution of 2011 → Libyan Civil War (2011) → Syrian Civil War → Tunisian Revolution → Yemeni Revolution of 2011 → constitutional reforms in Morocco → protests in Jordan → protests in Oman → |
| mainRegion |
Arab world
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Middle East → North Africa → |
| notableCountry |
Algeria
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Bahrain → Egypt → Iraq → Jordan → Kuwait → Libya → Mauritania → Morocco → Oman → Saudi Arabia → Sudan → Syria → Tunisia → Yemen → |
| opposedBy |
entrenched security apparatuses
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ruling regimes → |
| politicalDemand |
anti-corruption measures
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democratic reforms → end to emergency laws → free elections → freedom of expression → social justice → |
| resultedIn |
civil war in Syria
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civil war in Yemen → increased repression in some Gulf states → overthrow of Hosni Mubarak → overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi → overthrow of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali → political reforms in Tunisia → resignation of Ali Abdullah Saleh → |
| slogan |
The people want to bring down the regime
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| startDate |
2010-12
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| timePeriod |
early 2010s
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| triggerEvent |
self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi
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| triggerEventCountry |
Tunisia
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| triggerEventDate |
2010-12-17
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| triggerEventPlace |
Sidi Bouzid
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| usedMedium |
Facebook
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Twitter → satellite television → social media → |
Referenced by (24)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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2011 Libyan Civil War
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Egyptian Revolution of 2011 → Tunisian Revolution → Yemeni Revolution of 2011 → |
partOf |
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Arab Spring
("Arab revolutions")
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Arab Spring ("Arab uprisings") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Tunisia
("Tunisian Revolution")
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Tunisia → |
historicalEvent |
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Battle of Sirte (2011)
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associatedWith |
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The Protester
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associatedWithEvent |
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Tahrir Square
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associatedWithMovement |
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Arab Winter
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contrastsWith |
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Hard Choices
("Arab Spring uprisings")
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describesEvent |
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
("Arab Spring era")
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era |
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Arab Winter
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follows |
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Syrian Civil War
("Arab Spring protests")
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hasCause |
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Arab world
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hasHistoricalEvent |
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Martyrs’ Square
("October 2019 Lebanese protests")
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hostedEvent |
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Occupy Wall Street
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inspiredBy |
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Arab Spring
("Bahraini uprising of 2011")
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ledTo |
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Hosni Mubarak
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oustedDuring |
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Women of the Arab Spring
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participatedIn |
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Hard Choices
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topic |
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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wasDeposedDuring |