Arab Spring-(2010-13): This movement was started by people (for bringing good day’s) for Arab Countries. Hence, it is called as Arab Spring. This movement was started with revolt of Tunisia and very fastly spread in nations of Arab League. The main nations in which Arab Spring spread in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, Oman, Saudi Arab, etc.
Causes of Arab Spring
1. In Arab nations, corruption was at its peak, sd for country’s development it was essential to abolish it.
2. System was opposed due to poor of human rights and exploitation.
3. Emergence of feeling of discontent against dictators.
4. Imperialistic feelings of rulers also gave birth to discontent.
5. Discontent arose among youth due to increase in unemployment in Arab nations.
6. A huge gap between rich class and poor class due to difference in income level.
7. Bureaucrats had dominance in administration. They neglected welfare of common people. It gave birth to feeling of unrest.
8. Encouragement to feelings of establishing democratic system.
Objectives of Arab Spring
1. The main objective was to bring change in administrative system and government.
2. Security of human rights, fair election system, eradication of unemployment and Islamization were other objectives.
3. Revolutionaries adopted different methods like civil disobedience, demonstration, picketing, strikes, violent demonstration, etc.
Consequences of Arab Spring:
Through the medium of Arab Spring a wave of democracy and reforms took place in Arab nation. It attracted whole world notice. At long last dictatorship was ended, like
1. Government of Jenual Abdin Ali of Tunisia, Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Col. Gaddafi of Libya, Shah Ali Abddula of Yemen were overthrown and new governments were formed in those nations.
2. Government of Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman and Bahrain carried out many reforms by watching the great opposition of Arab Spring.
3. In Morocco and Jordan, constitutional reforms were adopted.
4. In Algeria, 19-year old emergency was removed.
5. 1,70,00 people lost their lives. It proved that now people cannot tolerate dictatorship any more.
6. It attracted world towards demonstrators.
7. Some of the demonstrators were nominated for nobel prize. Tavcol of Yemen and Karman were combinedly given the Nobel prize in 2011 for organizing peaceful agitation. Due to impact of Arab Spring, rulers were denied to refight election and some resigned.
