What started as a spontaneous act of despair in the forgotten and marginalised region of Sidi Bouzid, turned into a popular uprising that would sweep the country, topple the 23-year rule of Zeine el Abidine Ben Ali, and change the face of the entire region as one Arab country after the other picked up the revolution fervour. 
Kile kilichoanza kama kitendo cha mlipuko wa ubeuzi (kukata tama) kilichoanzia katika eneo lililosahauliwa na lililotengwa la Sidi Bouzid, kiligeuka kuwa maasi makubwa ambayo yangeikumba nchi hiyo, kuuangusha utawala wa miaka 23 wa Zeine el Abidine Ben Ali, na kubadili kabisa sura ya eneo hilo baada ya nchi za Kiarabu moja baada ya nyingine zikiambukizwa joto hilo la mapinduzi.