Mohamed Bouazizi

Hawker

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Gender	Male
Death	13 years ago
Date of birth	March 29,1984
Zodiac sign	Aries
Born	Sidi Bouzid
	Tunisia
Date of died	January 4,2011
Died	Ben Arous
	Tunisia
Place of burial	Tunisia
Known for	Self-immolation
	Arab Spring
Other name	Basboosa
	Basbousa
Siblings	Salem Bouazizi
	Samia Bouazizi
Job	Hawker
Rest place	Garaat Bennour cemetery
Date of Reg.	2019-03-18 10:17:02
Date of Upd.	2023-06-03 23:46:05
ID	652837

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Mohamed Bouazizi Life story

Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi was a street vendor who set himself on fire on 17 December 2010 in Ben Arous, Tunisia, which became a catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring against autocratic regimes.

Secret audio sheds light on toppled dictator's frantic last hours

Jan 14,2022 4:03 am

... Widespread discontent at economic hardship and decades of autocratic rule and corruption had erupted weeks earlier after a young street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, set fire to himself when officials stopped him selling produce in the town of Sidi Bouzid...