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Tunisia marks Revolution Day

Tunisia marks December 17 as Revolution Day.

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Iskandar Naouar
Press TV, Tunis

Tunisia marks December 17 as Revolution Day, the day a young fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi set himself alight to death to protest police harassment and unemployment.

His death ignited the uprising that led to the 2011 revolution and the ouster of longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.