Bouazizi
Bouazizi is an Arabic surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Mohamed Bouazizi (1984–2011), Tunisian activist ** Mohamed-Bouazizi Square * Riadh Bouazizi Riadh Ben-Khemais Bouazizi ( ar, رياض بن خميس بوعزيزي; born 8 April 1973) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. Bouazizi started his career with Étoile du Sahel where he amassed over 2 ... (born 1973), Tunisian footballer {{surname Arabic-language surnames ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohamed Bouazizi
Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi ( ar, طارق الطيب محمد البوعزيزي, Ṭāriq aṭ-Ṭayib Muḥammad al-Būʿazīzī; 29 March 1984 – 4 January 2011) was a street vendor who set himself on fire on 17 December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, 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 her 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. The protests included several men who emulated Bouazizi's act of self-immolation, in an attempt to bring an end to their own autocratic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohamed-Bouazizi Square
Mohamed Bouazizi Square (french: Place Mohamed-Bouazizi) is a lane located in the Parc Montsouris district of the 14th arrondissement of Paris. Location and access The Mohamed-Bouazizi Square is served nearby by the RATP Bus Network 21 62. Origin of the name It bears the name of Mohamed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation in Sidi Bouzid in Tunisia, in December 2010, was one of the triggers of the 2011 Tunisian Revolution and, which extended to the 2011 Arab Spring. History The square, overlooking the avenue de la Sibelle, was built as part of the development of the ZAC Alésia-Montsouris under the provisional name of "route BO / 14" and took its current name in 2011. The name of the place was adopted by a unanimous vote by Council of Paris on 8 February 2011 although it is generally required to wait at least five years after the death of a person. The place was inaugurated on 30 June 2011 by the Mayor of Paris. Bertrand Delanoë, in the presence of the mother and members of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Riadh Bouazizi
Riadh Ben-Khemais Bouazizi ( ar, رياض بن خميس بوعزيزي; born 8 April 1973) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. Bouazizi started his career with Étoile du Sahel where he amassed over 200 league appearances. He played for Turkish clubs Bursaspor, Gaziantepspor and Kayseri Erciyesspor in the Süper Lig before finishing ending his career with CA Bizertin. He has 83 caps for the Tunisia national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. He also played at the World Cups in 1998 and 2002. In addition, he was on the winning Tunisian team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. International goals :''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bouazizi goal.'' Honours Tunisia * Africa Cup of Nations: 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Aboliti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arabic Language
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |