ID: 901001746 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001746	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Arab Spring (Middle Eastern-North African history, 2010-2012)

Note: Wave of pro-democracy movements, starting in 2010, in Middle Eastern and North African countries. Sparked off by an incident in Tunisia between a fruit vendor and police officer, unrest against systematic inequalities quickly gained momentum across other parts of the region.

Display Date: 2010-2012

Names:

	Arab Spring (Middle Eastern-North African history, 2010-2012) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<African history> (P)
		........Arab Spring (Middle Eastern-North African history, 2010-2012) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... revolution
	.....(political events, cultural events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Arab Republic of Egypt
	.....(Africa) (TGN)

	located in .... Republic of Tunisia
	.....(Africa) (TGN)

	located in .... Kingdom of Libya
	.....(Africa) (TGN)

	located in .... República del Yemen
	.....(Asia) (TGN)

	located in .... Syria
	.....(Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	Arab Spring (Middle Eastern-North African history, 2010-2012)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 19 April 2017
	................Lesch and Haas, Arab Spring, 2nd ed. (2017)
	................Olimat, Arab Spring and Arab Women (2014) 18

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 19 April 2017
	................ Lesch and Haas, Arab Spring, 2nd ed. (2017)
	................ Olimat, Arab Spring and Arab Women (2014) 18-20