In this image from Tunisia's Channel 7, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is seen making a speech in Tunis, on Jan. 13, 2011. Violent anti-government protests drove the president from power a day later. Anger over soaring unemployment and corruption spilled into the streets and forced the president to flee. It was the beginning of the so-called "Arab Spring."
2011: Year in Review
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