Tunisian revolution

December 17, 2010 – January 14, 2011 · Tunis

Protests set off by the self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee after 23 years in power. It began the Arab Spring.

On the map Contemporaries

Key people

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali President of Tunisia, Fled to Saudi Arabia

Mohamed Bouazizi Street vendor, His self-immolation set off the protests

Participants

Tunisia

Strength and losses

	All
Deaths	338
Wounded	2,147

Also involved 1

Mohamed Ghannouchi Prime Minister of Tunisia, Briefly took over as acting president