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menacing than the generally peaceful revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, from which the Syrian protesters drew their initial inspiration. The regime of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia capitulated in the face of spontaneous demonstrations sparked by the self-immolation of a twenty-six-year-old man who had been reduced to
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itimacy. Marcus Aurelius was one thing; Tunisia's Zine el- Abidine Ben Ali, Egypt's Hosni Mubarak and Syria's Bashar al- Ass

George W. Bush
PersonPresident of the United States from 2001 to 2009

Bill Clinton
PersonPresident of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)

Hillary Clinton
PersonAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1947)

Barack Obama
PersonPresident of the United States from 2009 to 2017

Chris Christie
Person55th Governor of New Jersey and former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey

Hosni Mubarak
PersonPresident of Egypt from 1981 to 2011
Mediterranean
Location
Tunisia
LocationCountry in North Africa

Yemen
LocationCountry in West Asia
the Arab League
Organization
Bashar al-Assad
PersonPresident of Syria from 2000 to 2024

Muammar Gaddafi
PersonLeader of Libya from 1969 to 2011

Ben Ali
PersonBusinessman and co-founder of Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington D.C.

the Persian Gulf
LocationThe Daily Star
Organization
West Bank
Location