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| publisher = [[Sourcewatch]]}}</ref> The term, however, best refers to popular, apparently spontaneous, actions in 2011 that have led to new governments in [[Tunisia]] and [[Egypt | | publisher = [[Sourcewatch]]}}</ref> The term, however, best refers to popular, apparently spontaneous, actions in 2010 and 2011 that have led to new governments in [[Tunisia]] and [[Egypt]]. It also includes increasingly intense protests in a number of countries, such as [[Bahrain]], [[Jordan]] and [[Syria]], and an active civil war in [[Libya]]. | ||
Revision as of 05:21, 28 July 2011
Arab Spring refers to movements toward democracy in Arab countries. It first appeared in media, probably prematurely, in 2005, to refer to assumptions that a democratic Iraqi government, formed as a result of the Iraq War, would spread.[1] The term, however, best refers to popular, apparently spontaneous, actions in 2010 and 2011 that have led to new governments in Tunisia and Egypt. It also includes increasingly intense protests in a number of countries, such as Bahrain, Jordan and Syria, and an active civil war in Libya.