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Alaa Al Aswany (علاء الأسواني)
Alaa Al Aswany (علاء الأسواني, born 1957) is an Egyptian novelist and dentist, author of The Yacoubian Building (عمارة يعقوبيان), the Arab world's bestseller for five years, a Kefaya founding member, and now exiled in the United States.
April 6 Youth Movement (حركة شباب 6 أبريل)
Egyptian opposition movement (حركة شباب 6 أبريل) founded in 2008 as a Facebook group backing the Mahalla textile strike; key mobilizer of the 2011 uprising; banned by court order in April 2014.
Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)
Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014): the Arab Spring upheaval from the January 25, 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, through SCAF rule, Mohamed Morsi's election and July 2013 military ouster, the Rabaa massacre, and al-Sisi's 2014 rise.
Mohamed Bouazizi
Mohamed Bouazizi (محمد البوعزيزي), 1984–2011, Tunisian street vendor of Sidi Bouzid; his December 17, 2010 self-immolation after official harassment triggered protests ending Ben Ali's rule on January 14, 2011 and started the Arab Spring.
Timeline of the Egyptian revolution of 2011
Timeline of the Egyptian revolution of 2011 (25 January Revolution): January 25 protests, January 28 internet blackout, February 11 Mubarak's resignation, SCAF transition, 846 reported deaths, and the 2011 elections.