Revolution2010 CE – 2012 CEMiddle East, Africa

Arab Spring

A wave of pro-democracy protests, uprisings, and revolutions across the Arab world, triggered by Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation in Tunisia on December 17, 2010.

Key Figures

Mohamed Bouazizi Hosni Mubarak Muammar Gaddafi Bashar al-Assad Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Preceding Causes

Social media enabling rapid coordination and information sharing, decades of authoritarian governance, high youth unemployment and economic inequality, rising food prices, and Bouazizi's self-immolation crystallizing widespread grievances.

War1947 CE

Cold War

A geopolitical and ideological rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that defined global politics for over four decades through nuclear deterrence, proxy wars, and competition for influence across the developing world.

Cause-Effect Graph

Loading graph…