Revolutionary Icon. Bouazizi, whose nickname was Basboosa , had been unable to find meaningful employment, resorted to selling fruits and vegetables on the street in Sidi Bouzid to support himself and his family.
Bouazizi went to a one-room country school in a village named Sidi Salah. In his late teens, Mohamed quit school in order to work fulltime.His father died when he was three and he worked from the age of ten selling on the street after school.
Bouazizi lived in a modest and humble stucco home twenty minutes walk, down dusty roads, from the center of Sidi Bouzid. According to his mother, Mannoubia Bouaziz, He applied to join the army, but was refused, along with other job applications.
on December 17, 2010, the police confiscated his wares again, ostensibly because Bouazizi did not have a vendor's permit. But Bouazizi had few options to try to make a living, and he bought his produce by getting into debt.That day, Mohamed Bouazizi was publicly humiliated when a woman municipal official, Feyda Hamdi, slapped him in the face, spat at him, confiscated his weighing scales and tossed aside his fruit and vegetable cart; all while her colleagues assisted her.Soon after, Bouazizi went to the local Governor to complain, but the Governor would not see him or listen to him.He acquired a can of gasoline(or two bottles of paint thinner). At 11:30 a.m. local time, less than an hour after the his altercation with the female officer, he doused himself in front of a local government building, and set himself alight.The local hospital could not cope with Bouazizi's terrible burns and he was taken to the city of Sfax, more than 70 miles away.
Then, as the government's interest in his case grew, he was transferred to a hospital in the town of Ben Arous at the Burn and Trauma Centre.And, on December 28, 2010, then President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali visited the bedside of Mohamed Bouazizi.
he eventually died, eighteen days after the immolation, on January 4, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. local time .
5,000 or more people took part in Bouazizi's funeral procession through Sidi Bouzid to his nearby village, union official Kamel Laabidi said. But police prevented the procession from passing near the spot where Bouazizi set himself on fire. Bouazizi was buried at Garaat Bennour cemetery, 10 miles from Sidi Bouzid.
His brother Salem Bouazizi was quoted as saying: "Freedom is expensive and my brother paid the price of freedom" and "My brother has become a symbol of resistance in the Arab world".
He then drenched himself in gasoline and set himself on fire outside the governor's office. Bouazizi survived his initial suicide attempt. After being transported to a hospital near Tunis, he was visited by President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali before passing away on January 4.
After his suicide attempt, unrest broke out in Sidi Bouzid. The police cracked down on the protestors, which only fueled the movement. The revolt eventually spread to the capital city.
On January 14, the masses of protestors prevailed as President Ben Ali fled the country amid escalating violence and opposition.
During Bouazizi's funeral, Agence France Presse reported that marchers chanted "farewell, Mohamed, we will avenge you. We weep for you today, we will make those who caused your death weep."
Bouazizi went to a one-room country school in a village named Sidi Salah. In his late teens, Mohamed quit school in order to work fulltime.His father died when he was three and he worked from the age of ten selling on the street after school.
Bouazizi lived in a modest and humble stucco home twenty minutes walk, down dusty roads, from the center of Sidi Bouzid. According to his mother, Mannoubia Bouaziz, He applied to join the army, but was refused, along with other job applications.
on December 17, 2010, the police confiscated his wares again, ostensibly because Bouazizi did not have a vendor's permit. But Bouazizi had few options to try to make a living, and he bought his produce by getting into debt.That day, Mohamed Bouazizi was publicly humiliated when a woman municipal official, Feyda Hamdi, slapped him in the face, spat at him, confiscated his weighing scales and tossed aside his fruit and vegetable cart; all while her colleagues assisted her.Soon after, Bouazizi went to the local Governor to complain, but the Governor would not see him or listen to him.He acquired a can of gasoline(or two bottles of paint thinner). At 11:30 a.m. local time, less than an hour after the his altercation with the female officer, he doused himself in front of a local government building, and set himself alight.The local hospital could not cope with Bouazizi's terrible burns and he was taken to the city of Sfax, more than 70 miles away.
Then, as the government's interest in his case grew, he was transferred to a hospital in the town of Ben Arous at the Burn and Trauma Centre.And, on December 28, 2010, then President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali visited the bedside of Mohamed Bouazizi.
he eventually died, eighteen days after the immolation, on January 4, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. local time .
5,000 or more people took part in Bouazizi's funeral procession through Sidi Bouzid to his nearby village, union official Kamel Laabidi said. But police prevented the procession from passing near the spot where Bouazizi set himself on fire. Bouazizi was buried at Garaat Bennour cemetery, 10 miles from Sidi Bouzid.
His brother Salem Bouazizi was quoted as saying: "Freedom is expensive and my brother paid the price of freedom" and "My brother has become a symbol of resistance in the Arab world".
He then drenched himself in gasoline and set himself on fire outside the governor's office. Bouazizi survived his initial suicide attempt. After being transported to a hospital near Tunis, he was visited by President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali before passing away on January 4.
After his suicide attempt, unrest broke out in Sidi Bouzid. The police cracked down on the protestors, which only fueled the movement. The revolt eventually spread to the capital city.
On January 14, the masses of protestors prevailed as President Ben Ali fled the country amid escalating violence and opposition.
During Bouazizi's funeral, Agence France Presse reported that marchers chanted "farewell, Mohamed, we will avenge you. We weep for you today, we will make those who caused your death weep."
Revolutionary Icon. Bouazizi, whose nickname was Basboosa , had been unable to find meaningful employment, resorted to selling fruits and vegetables on the street in Sidi Bouzid to support himself and his family.
Bouazizi went to a one-room country school in a village named Sidi Salah. In his late teens, Mohamed quit school in order to work fulltime.His father died when he was three and he worked from the age of ten selling on the street after school.
Bouazizi lived in a modest and humble stucco home twenty minutes walk, down dusty roads, from the center of Sidi Bouzid. According to his mother, Mannoubia Bouaziz, He applied to join the army, but was refused, along with other job applications.
on December 17, 2010, the police confiscated his wares again, ostensibly because Bouazizi did not have a vendor's permit. But Bouazizi had few options to try to make a living, and he bought his produce by getting into debt.That day, Mohamed Bouazizi was publicly humiliated when a woman municipal official, Feyda Hamdi, slapped him in the face, spat at him, confiscated his weighing scales and tossed aside his fruit and vegetable cart; all while her colleagues assisted her.Soon after, Bouazizi went to the local Governor to complain, but the Governor would not see him or listen to him.He acquired a can of gasoline(or two bottles of paint thinner). At 11:30 a.m. local time, less than an hour after the his altercation with the female officer, he doused himself in front of a local government building, and set himself alight.The local hospital could not cope with Bouazizi's terrible burns and he was taken to the city of Sfax, more than 70 miles away.
Then, as the government's interest in his case grew, he was transferred to a hospital in the town of Ben Arous at the Burn and Trauma Centre.And, on December 28, 2010, then President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali visited the bedside of Mohamed Bouazizi.
he eventually died, eighteen days after the immolation, on January 4, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. local time .
5,000 or more people took part in Bouazizi's funeral procession through Sidi Bouzid to his nearby village, union official Kamel Laabidi said. But police prevented the procession from passing near the spot where Bouazizi set himself on fire. Bouazizi was buried at Garaat Bennour cemetery, 10 miles from Sidi Bouzid.
His brother Salem Bouazizi was quoted as saying: "Freedom is expensive and my brother paid the price of freedom" and "My brother has become a symbol of resistance in the Arab world".
He then drenched himself in gasoline and set himself on fire outside the governor's office. Bouazizi survived his initial suicide attempt. After being transported to a hospital near Tunis, he was visited by President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali before passing away on January 4.
After his suicide attempt, unrest broke out in Sidi Bouzid. The police cracked down on the protestors, which only fueled the movement. The revolt eventually spread to the capital city.
On January 14, the masses of protestors prevailed as President Ben Ali fled the country amid escalating violence and opposition.
During Bouazizi's funeral, Agence France Presse reported that marchers chanted "farewell, Mohamed, we will avenge you. We weep for you today, we will make those who caused your death weep."
Bouazizi went to a one-room country school in a village named Sidi Salah. In his late teens, Mohamed quit school in order to work fulltime.His father died when he was three and he worked from the age of ten selling on the street after school.
Bouazizi lived in a modest and humble stucco home twenty minutes walk, down dusty roads, from the center of Sidi Bouzid. According to his mother, Mannoubia Bouaziz, He applied to join the army, but was refused, along with other job applications.
on December 17, 2010, the police confiscated his wares again, ostensibly because Bouazizi did not have a vendor's permit. But Bouazizi had few options to try to make a living, and he bought his produce by getting into debt.That day, Mohamed Bouazizi was publicly humiliated when a woman municipal official, Feyda Hamdi, slapped him in the face, spat at him, confiscated his weighing scales and tossed aside his fruit and vegetable cart; all while her colleagues assisted her.Soon after, Bouazizi went to the local Governor to complain, but the Governor would not see him or listen to him.He acquired a can of gasoline(or two bottles of paint thinner). At 11:30 a.m. local time, less than an hour after the his altercation with the female officer, he doused himself in front of a local government building, and set himself alight.The local hospital could not cope with Bouazizi's terrible burns and he was taken to the city of Sfax, more than 70 miles away.
Then, as the government's interest in his case grew, he was transferred to a hospital in the town of Ben Arous at the Burn and Trauma Centre.And, on December 28, 2010, then President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali visited the bedside of Mohamed Bouazizi.
he eventually died, eighteen days after the immolation, on January 4, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. local time .
5,000 or more people took part in Bouazizi's funeral procession through Sidi Bouzid to his nearby village, union official Kamel Laabidi said. But police prevented the procession from passing near the spot where Bouazizi set himself on fire. Bouazizi was buried at Garaat Bennour cemetery, 10 miles from Sidi Bouzid.
His brother Salem Bouazizi was quoted as saying: "Freedom is expensive and my brother paid the price of freedom" and "My brother has become a symbol of resistance in the Arab world".
He then drenched himself in gasoline and set himself on fire outside the governor's office. Bouazizi survived his initial suicide attempt. After being transported to a hospital near Tunis, he was visited by President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali before passing away on January 4.
After his suicide attempt, unrest broke out in Sidi Bouzid. The police cracked down on the protestors, which only fueled the movement. The revolt eventually spread to the capital city.
On January 14, the masses of protestors prevailed as President Ben Ali fled the country amid escalating violence and opposition.
During Bouazizi's funeral, Agence France Presse reported that marchers chanted "farewell, Mohamed, we will avenge you. We weep for you today, we will make those who caused your death weep."
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