1. Center for strategic development studies SBZ 17 April 2011 The Tunisian revolution; Development, Liberty, Citizenship, Dignity

2. 2 The reasons behind the revolution The reasons behind the revolution For decades, human dignity has been scorned by the ruling powers in Tunisia ◙ Liberties were scorned ◙ Socio-economic rights were confiscated ◙ Corruption was built into the power system ◙ The enrichment of the mafia was generalised In other words, daily crimes were organised against the citizens

3. 3 How did the Ben Ali regime handle the revolution ? Fire, Mohamed Bouazizi was the straw that broke the camel’s back : ◙ His immolation sparked the start of the revolution; ◙ The peaceful protests of young people was launched on 17 December 2010 ; ◙ The initial reaction of the government was to marginalise the events; ◙ But the demonstrations grew as the number of victims increased; ◙ After 17 days of peaceful protests in the area of Sidi Bouzid, the protests reached the neighbouring provinces.

4. 4 How did the Ben Ali regime react in the face of the revolution ? ◙ As usual, the regime intensified its terrorising actions by killing more and more people as was the case in Kasserine and Tala; ◙ The young people’s peaceful revolution intensified; ◙ Barriers ceded, the revolution generalisted and the dictorial regime of General Ben Ali fell on 14 January 2011.

5. 5 Victims in numbers During the peaceful revolution: ◙ Amongst civilians, 300 dead and thousands injured following shootings on crowds; ◙ 0 victims agmonst the authorities; These results show the contrasting attitudes: - peaceful demonstrators; - brutal authorities.

6. 6Conclusions This revolution was led by the Tunisian civil society - It organises itself, through the Republic, to carry out its project; - It is dedicated to participate in the reconstruction of the country by offering concrete propositions; - It offers its peaceful revolution to the heritage of humanity. The Center for Strategic Development Studies SBZ is a NGO In partnership with citizens, it seeks to: ◙ identify and formulate specific needs; ◙ suggest solutions; ◙ offer the implementation and follow-up of propositions made

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