Starting in late 2010 and continuing into 2011, the Arab world shook with calls for change from the populations in first Tunisia, then Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria. The Arab Spring, as that movement became known, prompted hope for the first time that the Middle East might experience a hint of more democratic, representative form of government and even freedom. Authoritarian leaders like Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia, Muammar Qaddafi in Libya, and Hosni Mubarak in Egypt fell from power as a result of popular movements demanding an end to corruption, harsh rule, and greater economic opportunity.
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