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Q34 (IAS/2014) Miscellaneous & General Knowledge › Important Days, Places & Events › Global events and movements Official Key

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

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The Arab Spring refers to a series of mass protests that began at the start of 2011.[2] The protests were initially triggered by the actions of Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire after his fruit cart was seized by police.[3] This self-immolation in December 2010 sparked widespread protests in Tunisia that quickly spread across the Arab world. The uprisings eventually affected Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria.[5] While the movement spread to several countries including Egypt, Syria, and others, Tunisia was unequivocally the starting point. Mohamed Bouazizi's desperate act became a catalyst for demanding political reforms, economic opportunities, and an end to authoritarian rule across the region.

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Q. Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as 'Arab Spring' originally started from [A] Egypt [B] Lebanon [C] Syria [D] Tu…
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This is a classic 'Lagging Current Affairs' question. By 2014, the Arab Spring (2010-11) was established history. The lesson: Major geopolitical waves remain fair game for 3-4 years, but the focus shifts to their *origin points* and *chronology* rather than daily updates.

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Did the Arab Spring uprisings originally start in Egypt?
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Presence: 5/5
"the protests were initially triggered by the actions of Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire after his fruit cart was seized by police."
Why this source?
  • Explicitly identifies the initial trigger of the Arab Spring as the actions of a Tunisian street vendor, indicating the uprisings began in Tunisia, not Egypt.
  • Names Mohamed Bouazizi (Tunisian) as the catalyst whose act led to massive demonstrations and subsequent ouster of regimes.
Web source
Presence: 4/5
"a timeline of events for the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria"
Why this source?
  • Provides a timeline of events listing Tunisia before Egypt among the revolutions, implying Tunisia's central role at the start of the Arab Spring.
  • Places Tunisia first in a sequence of countries (Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria) relevant to the uprisings' timeline.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 6: People’s Resistance Against British Before 1857 > Weaknesses of People's Uprisings > p. 163
Strength: 5/5
“● These uprisings drew a large number of participants but were, in fact, localised and occurred at different times in different regions. ● They mostly arose out of local grievances. ● The leadership was semi-feudal in character, backwardlooking, traditional in outlook and their resistance did not offer alternatives to the existing social set-up. ● If many of these revolts seemed similar to one another in wanting to oust the alien rule, it was not because of some 'national' impulse or common effort, but because they were protesting against conditions that were common to them. ● These rebellions were centuries-old in form and ideological / cultural content. ● Those who were not so uncooperative or obstinate were pacified through concessions by the authorities. ● The methods and arms used by the fighters in these uprisings were practically obsolete compared to the weapons and strategy—as well as deception and chicanery—employed by their opponents.”
Why relevant

Describes general characteristics of uprisings as often localised and arising from local grievances.

How to extend

A student could use this rule to check whether the Arab Spring began with localized grievances in one country (e.g., Tunisia) before spreading to Egypt, rather than originating in Egypt.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 6: People’s Resistance Against British Before 1857 > General Characteristics of Civil Uprisings > p. 139
Strength: 4/5
“These uprisings in most cases represented common conditions, though separated in time and place. The semi-feudal leaders of civil uprisings were backward looking and traditional in outlook. Their basic objective was to restore earlier forms of rule and social relations. These uprisings were the result of local causes and grievances and were also localised in their consequences.”
Why relevant

Reinforces that many civil uprisings represent separate, region-specific protests rather than a single origin.

How to extend

Apply this pattern to the Arab Spring by investigating which country shows the earliest localized protest events and grievances.

History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 15: The World after World War II > Hungarian Revolution > p. 254
Strength: 3/5
“The Hungarian leader Rakosi, appointed as premier during the regime of Stalin was dismissed in 1953. It resulted in the election of Imre Nagy as premier. But Nagy enjoyed support neither from his government nor from the Russians. Rakosi continued to control the Communist Party. Writers and intellectuals led the protest, demanding the resignation of Rakosi. Though Rakosi was removed from power in July 1956, the opposition continued. The Hungarian Uprising occurred simultaneously with the Anglo-French-Israeli attack on Egypt in the Suez affair. The matter was taken up at the Security Council which decided to demand the immediate withdrawal of”
Why relevant

Gives an example where two significant events (Hungarian Uprising and Suez affair) occurred simultaneously in different places, illustrating that major uprisings need not begin in the same country.

How to extend

Use the simultaneity idea to consider that the Arab Spring could have multiple early flashpoints; check chronological order of initial protests across Arab countries.

Themes in world history, History Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Changing Cultural Traditions > TIMELINE IV (с. 1700 то 2000) > p. 129
Strength: 4/5
“As many as two-thirds die on board ship itself; EUROPE: Emelian Pugachev heads a peasant uprising (1773-75) that sweeps across Russia • DATES: 1780-90; AFRICA: ; EUROPE: Beginning of the French Revolution* (1789) • DATES: 1790-1800; AFRICA: ; EUROPE: • DATES: 1800-10; AFRICA: Mohammed Ali rules Egypt, 1805-48; Egypt breaks away from Ottoman empire; EUROPE: • DATES: 1810-20; AFRICA: ; EUROPE: • DATES: 1820-30; AFRICA: Liberia founded (1822) in West Africa as home for freed slaves; EUROPE: Louis Braille develops a system of finger reading* (1823); passenger trains introduced in England (1825) • DATES: 1830-40; AFRICA: Abdal-Kadir leads Arab resistance (1832-47) against French presence in Algeria; EUROPE: • DATES: 1840-50; AFRICA: ; EUROPE: Liberal and socialist movements in several European countries (1848) • DATES: 1850-60; AFRICA: ; EUROPE:”
Why relevant

Presents a timeline approach to historical events, implying the usefulness of dating events to establish origins.

How to extend

A student could follow this example and create/consult a timeline of Arab Spring protests to identify which country had the earliest large-scale uprising.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Foreign Policy and Relations with other Countries > p. 701
Strength: 2/5
“The pro-Arab stand had mixed results, especially after the war with Pakistan. While some of the Arab governments remained neutral (Egypt, Algeria, Syria, for instance), the conservative pro-American Arab monarchies in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and United Arab”
Why relevant

Identifies Egypt as an Arab country among others, confirming its relevance when discussing where an 'Arab Spring' could start.

How to extend

Combine this with timelines and local-grievance patterns to compare Egypt's protest dates with those in other Arab countries.

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