History · Modern History · B2
The Arab Spring
La Primavera Árabe
What this story covers
“The Arab Spring” (“La Primavera Árabe” in Spanish) is a short non-fiction Spanish reading about modern history. In 2010, a street vendor in Tunisia set himself on fire. Within months, governments across the Middle East fell like dominoes.
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Opens at B2 · 4 min read · 407 words · native-recorded audio
En diciembre de 2010, un hombre joven vendía frutas en la calle en Túnez. Se llamaba Mohamed Bouazizi. Tenía 26 años y no tenía otro trabajo.
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