Tunisians rally on third anniversary of uprising
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Tunisian men wave the national flag as they gather to mark the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled deposed president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in #Sidi_Bouzid's #mohammed_bouazizi square on December 17, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Fethi Belaid)
Tunisians gathered Tuesday at the birthplace of the Arab uprisings to vent their anger at social exclusion three years after a street vendor burned himself to death in what became an iconic protest. The self-immolation of 26-year-old Mohammed Bouazizi in the impoverished central town of Sidi Bouzid on December 17, 2011 unleashed a wave of protest across the North African country. His tragic act, aimed at attracting attention to economic hardship and repression, was the fuse for uprisings across the region that toppled (...)