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Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as ‘Arab Spring’ originally started from

Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as ‘Arab Spring’ originally started from

(a)

Egypt

(b)

Lebanon

(c)

Syria

(d)

Tunisia

Answer:

(d)

CA

Explanation

The Arab Spring refers to a wave of pro-democracy uprisings that swept across the Arab world around 2010–2011. It originally started in Tunisia in December 2010, when a street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi self-immolated in protest against harassment and humiliation by local officials. This act sparked mass protests in Tunisia, leading to the fall of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. From there, the movement spread to Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and other Arab countries