Question

In 2011 a popular movement called the Arab Spring spawned demonstrations demanding democratic reform in a number of Islamic countries in the Middle East. Select all the countries below where repressive regimes were soon drive from power

Answer 1

Answer:

Several regimes were driven out of power during the Arab Spring, they are listed below:

• Tunisia - This is the country where the Arab Spring started after the self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi. Tunisian ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown n January 2011, after a rule that lasted from 1987 until 2011. Nowadays, Tunisia is a democracy, and recently, held elections.
• Algeria - A neighboring country of Tunisia, the Arab Spring quickly spread to Algeria, where in December 2010 the former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was forced to resign after having held power since 1999,
• Egypt - in one of the most iconic events during the Arab Spring, for several days in a row, thousands of protesters reunited in Tharir Square, in Cairo, to demand governmental change. This event resulted in the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled Eygpt since 1981.
• Yemen - In this country, the protests were violent, and more than 2,000 people died. President Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced to resign after ruling from 1990 to 2012.
• Finally, in Libya, former ruler Muammar Gaddafi was killed by rebel forces during a full-blown civil war, on October 20, 2011. The country had been invaded shortly before by a NATO Force.