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Second Arab Spring | |
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Part of the aftermath of the First Arab Spring and the Arab Winter | |
Date | 1 January 2018 – present (6 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
Location | Arab League countries in North Africa, Central Africa and Middle East (i.e. MENA) |
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Status | Full result by country
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The Second Arab Spring is a series of anti-government protests which took place in several Arab world countries from late 2018 onwards.[1][2]
In Iraq, the deadliest incident of civil unrest since the fall of Saddam Hussein resulted in its Prime Minister being replaced.[3][4][5] Sustained civil disobedience in Sudan resulted in the overthrow of president Omar al-Bashir in a military coup d'état,[6] the Khartoum massacre, and the transfer of power from a military junta to a combined military–civilian Sovereignty Council that is legally committed to a 39-month transition to democracy. In Algeria, a series of mass protests resulted in the resignation of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and the postponement of the scheduled presidential election. Other protests also took place in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia, along with economic protests in the Gaza Strip.[7][8][9][10][2]
The alternative names "New Arab Spring" and "Arab Summer" refer as well to similarity with the preceding Arab Spring wave of pro-democracy protests which took place in 2010–2013.[11] However, in this wave of protests "the similarities and differences suggest more an upgrading than a replay of the Arab Spring."[12] The wider call for democracy and human rights was replaced by more day-to-day demands, on issues including excessive costs of living and high unemployment rates.[12]
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