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Mohamed Bouazizi

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Tunisian street vendor

Lived 1984 to 2011 · aged 26
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Tarek El-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi was a Tunisian street vendor who, in response to the confiscation of his wares as well as the harassment and humiliation inflicted by municipal officials and their aides, set himself on fire on 17 December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia.

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Manoubia Bouazizi, Mohamed Bouazizi's motherManoubia Bouazizi, Mohamed Bouazizi's motherMohamed Bouazizi's grave (front right)Mohamed Bouazizi's grave (front right)Ben Arous Burn and Trauma Centre where Bouazizi diedBen Arous Burn and Trauma Centre where Bouazizi diedTunisian street protestsTunisian street protestsA French protest in support of "the Hero of Tunisia", on 15 January 2011A French protest in support of "the Hero of Tunisia", on 15 January 2011

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2012Sakharov Prize
2011Financial Times Person of the Year

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Tarek El-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi was a Tunisian street vendor who, in response to the confiscation of his wares as well as the harassment and humiliation inflicted by municipal officials and their aides, set himself on fire on 17 December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. His act of self-immolation was the most immediate cause of the Tunisian Revolution, which was the first revolution in the wider Arab Spring against autocratic regimes.

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Lived 1984 to 2011 · aged 26
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