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Revolution and Youth Day
Anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution
Celebration date
December 17
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1 country
Commemorates the start of the Tunisian Revolution in 2010.
Commemorates the beginning of the Tunisian Revolution in 2010
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On this day in African history
- 1962 Senegal's Premier Mamadou Dia is arrested after troops loyal to President Leopold Senghor block his attempt to seize power.
- 2002 Second Congo War: Congolese parties in the Inter-Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord for transitional governance and elections within two years.
- 2008 2008 – Gregoire, a Congolese chimpanzee, the oldest recorded, dies.
- 2008 Gregoire, a Congolese chimpanzee, the oldest recorded, dies. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2010 Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's oppressive regime.