What Became of the Arab Spring Revolutions?

By Editors - October 9, 2015 Leave a Comment

Five countries had vastly different experiences following transformational Arab Spring revolutions | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Berlin (dpa) – Tunisia is seen as the only democratic success story to emerge from the 2010-12 Arab Spring. The following is a look at the key countries that experienced those popular uprisings and their aftermaths: TUNISIA On December 17, 2010, street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after his goods were confiscated and he…

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