2011-12-18
Tunisia commemorated on Saturday (December 17th) the anniversary of the death of Mohamed Bouazizi that ignited the revolution, TAP reported. A statue was raised in Sidi Bouzid, where the 26-year-old street vendor set himself ablaze after a row with a policewoman, to protest abuses under the regime of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali – sparking a revolt that ousted the strongman less than a month later.
"Thank you to this land, which has been marginalized for centuries, for bringing dignity to the entire Tunisian people," said newly-elected President Moncef Marzouki before tens of thousands of people gathered in Sidi Bouzid.
During his visit, Marzouki met representatives of a group of unemployed graduates in the region to hear their proposed solutions to the region's labor problems.
Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/12/18/newsbrief-03.
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