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    Arab spring autocrats: the dead, the ousted and those who remain

    Dec 14, 2020 3 minutes

    At the end of 2010, dictators, kings and military rulers across the Arab world had little idea their oppressive governments were about to reach a critical point.

    During the months and years that followed, the region was shaken by a once-in-a-generation movement to overthrow the strongmen of the Middle East and north Africa.

    The Guardian looks back at what happened to some of the most prominent autocrats of the Arab spring, from the Syrian leader who destroyed.

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