Comparative Politics
Comparative Politics
Mark Ayoub
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Revolution in Tunisia and Egypt In the beginning of this year, some Arab countries experienced a number of riots and protests from the citizens who opposed their respective governments. Citizens of these countries accused their government of being corrupt, oppressive, and dictatorial. Also, many citizens blamed their government for high unemployment levels and high cost of living, poor living standards and poverty in their respective countries. Antigovernment protests began in Tunisia and spread to other countries in both Africa and Asia continents (Oxford Business Group, 2011). The revolutionary momentum became unstoppable, and resulted in shaking of ruling regimes. Revolutionary waves spread from Tunisia to other countries, such as Algeria, Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, and Iran among other Arab countries (Onyeka, 2011). The revolutionary protests experienced recently in Tunisia, Egypt and other Arab countries aimed at overthrowing dictatorial and corrupt governments from power (Arieff, 2011). These revolutions started in Tunisia, and inspired antigovernment protests in other countries in the Arab world, where protesters fought for democracy in their countries. In Tunisia, protests started in the mid-December 2010 and resulted to the falling of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s government in the middle of January 2011. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was the president of Tunisia for 23 years, and the citizens of this country accused his government of dictatorship and corruption (Justin C. De Leon, 2011). Unlike revolutions that took place in Libya, and the ongoing protests in Syria where the Army supported their governments, in Tunisia and Egypt, things happened to be different. This is because, in Tunisia despite the emergence of clashes between the loyal police forces and protesters, the military forces refused to fire protesters. The military forces in Tunisia stood against Ben Ali’s
Mark Ayoub
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Revolution in Tunisia and Egypt In the beginning of this year, some Arab countries experienced a number of riots and protests from the citizens who opposed their respective governments. Citizens of these countries accused their government of being corrupt, oppressive, and dictatorial. Also, many citizens blamed their government for high unemployment levels and high cost of living, poor living standards and poverty in their respective countries. Antigovernment protests began in Tunisia and spread to other countries in both Africa and Asia continents (Oxford Business Group, 2011). The revolutionary momentum became unstoppable, and resulted in shaking of ruling regimes. Revolutionary waves spread from Tunisia to other countries, such as Algeria, Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, and Iran among other Arab countries (Onyeka, 2011). The revolutionary protests experienced recently in Tunisia, Egypt and other Arab countries aimed at overthrowing dictatorial and corrupt governments from power (Arieff, 2011). These revolutions started in Tunisia, and inspired antigovernment protests in other countries in the Arab world, where protesters fought for democracy in their countries. In Tunisia, protests started in the mid-December 2010 and resulted to the falling of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s government in the middle of January 2011. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was the president of Tunisia for 23 years, and the citizens of this country accused his government of dictatorship and corruption (Justin C. De Leon, 2011). Unlike revolutions that took place in Libya, and the ongoing protests in Syria where the Army supported their governments, in Tunisia and Egypt, things happened to be different. This is because, in Tunisia despite the emergence of clashes between the loyal police forces and protesters, the military forces refused to fire protesters. The military forces in Tunisia stood against Ben Ali’s
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