SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Mohamed Bouazizi

1984 - 2011

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Tarek El-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi (Arabic: طارق الطيب محمد البوعزيزي, romanized: Ṭāriq aṭ-Ṭayib Muḥammad al-Būʿazīzī; 29 March 1984 – 4 January 2011) was a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on 17 December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, an act which became a catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring against autocratic regimes. His self-immolation was in response to the confiscation of his wares and the harassment and humiliation inflicted on him by a municipal official and their aides. Simmering public anger and sporadic violence intensified following Bouazizi's death, leading the then-president of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to step down on 14 January 2011, after 23 years in power. The success of the Tunisian protests inspired protests in several other Arab countries, plus several non-Arab countries, such as in China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohamed Bouazizi is the 313th most popular social activist (up from 334th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 64th in 2019) and the most popular Tunisian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Mohamed Bouazizi ranks 313 out of 840. Before him are Túpac Katari, Khudiram Bose, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Martin Guerre, Hanns Martin Schleyer, and Kazimierz Świątek. After him are Yagan, Ashin Wirathu, Millicent Fawcett, Maria Altmann, Susannah Mushatt Jones, and Maurice Bishop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Mohamed Bouazizi ranks 33. Before him are Eric Trump, Ben Shapiro, Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland, Burak Özçivit, Giorgio Chiellini, and Beren Saat. After him are Glen Johnson, Pavel Durov, Samir Handanović, Ross Ulbricht, Adriano, and Yun Hyon-seok. Among people deceased in 2011, Mohamed Bouazizi ranks 146. Before him are Hella Haasse, Jean Bartik, Josef Suk, Peter Yates, Ladislav Novák, and Kazimierz Świątek. After him are Josip Katalinski, Virgilio Noè, Osamu Dezaki, Lawrence Eagleburger, Anne Francis, and Jackie Cooper.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Mohamed Bouazizi ranks 64 out of 210. Before him are Asad ibn al-Furat (759), Al-Mansur Billah (913), Nicola Pietrangeli (1933), Abdellatif Kechiche (1960), Ahmed Hachani (1956), Bertrand Delanoë (1950), Hannibal Gisco (-300), and Bahi Ladgham (1913). After him are Dracontius (455), Gisèle Halimi (1927), Abdelmajid Lakhal (1939), and Najla Bouden (1958).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Tunisia

Among social activists born in Tunisia, Mohamed Bouazizi ranks 1. After him are Lina Ben Mhenni (1983), Emna Mizouni (1987), and Amina Tyler (1994).

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