On December 17, 2010 the protest started in the city of Sidi when a 26 year old fruit and vegetable vendor burned himself in front of municipal office. In following 3 weeks protests continued Ben Ali dismisses the minister of the interior. The move fails to quiet demonstrations. Ben Ali again came up with large concessions on state TV, but clashes grew more violent. State of emergency was declared with same ministries which outburst population even greater. Inquiry for Ben Ali finances opened and international warrant for him was issued. Mohammed Ghannouchi steps down as interim prime minister on 27th February 2011. Nahda Party (Islamic party) got legalized. 23years reign of Ben Ali came to an end. Ben Ali and his wife, Leila Trabelsi, still in exile in Saudi Arabia, are convicted in absentia of having embezzled public funds. They are sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Elections are held to determine the composition of the 217-member Constituent Assembly, a new body with a mandate to appoint an interim cabinet and draft a new constitution. By mid-December 2011 Moncef Marzouki, a human rights activist and opposition leader under the Ben Ali regime, is elected president of Tunisia by the Constituent Assembly, and he appoints Hamadi Jebali, a member of the Nahḍah Party, to the post of prime minister.
Egyptian Revolution:
Protests started on January 11th, 2011 at Tahrir’s Square after 3 weeks President Hosni Mubarak stepped down giving power to military’s ruling body. Mubarak’s former Prime minister Ahmad Shafiq to lead the cabinet. The constitution is suspended and the parliament disbanded.
A six month plan was made. In these six months to draft a new constitution and hold new parliamentary and presidential elections and cede this power to the newly elected government. Islamist groups wanted elections first, and the liberals and secularists prefer constitution first. And Islamists won. By end of February ’11 security