Tunisia: Cradle of Arab Spring celebrates first anniversary
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Tens of thousands of people packed a provincial town square to celebrate the first anniversary on Saturday of Tunisia's democratic revolution in the place where it began, unleashing a tide of popular revolt that has transformed the Arab world.
The festive mood in Sidi Bouzid was tempered somewhat, however, by reminders that democratic change in Tunisia has yet to ease poverty and high unemployment – bread and butter issues that preoccupy many Tunisians and have triggered rioting. (Reuters)
