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Did the Arab Spring achieve the goal that the people dreamt of?

Protestors demonstrate against Tunisian President  Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali  in Tunis on January 14, 2011       (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra) Background: Arab Spring, which began in 2010-2011, was a pro-democratic protest which rose in the Middle East and North Africa, challenging some of the region's authoritarian regimes. It was started because the people were being oppressed by the regime and were given a low standard of living.   The protest first started in  Tunisia , and slowly created a mass movement across all of the Arab nations, with small or large demonstrations taking place in every country. Some of the countries successfully toppled the regime, while many have not only been unsuccessful, but also have had to face the consequences for more than ten years since the war stated.  The first demonstration took place in Central Tunisia in December 2010, where a 26-year-old street vendor,  Mohamed Bouazizi , immolated himself after being ...