17 October Revolution
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The 17 October Protests, commonly referred to as the 17 October Revolution or as Hirak[12] (Arabic: ثورة 17 تشرين الأول, romanized: thawrat 17 tishrīn al-ʾawwal, lit. '17 October revolution')[13] were a series of civil protests in Lebanon that began after the Lebanese cabinet announced financial measures on 17 October 2019.[14] These national protests were triggered by planned taxes on gasoline, tobacco, and VoIP calls on applications such as WhatsApp,[15][16][17] but quickly expanding into a country-wide condemnation of sectarian rule,[18] the stagnation of the economy, unemployment (which reached 46% in 2018[19]), endemic corruption in the public sector,[18] legislation that was perceived to shield the ruling class from accountability (such as banking secrecy)[20][21] and failures of the government to provide basic services such as electricity, water, and sanitation.[22]
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17 October Protests | |||
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Part of the Second Arab Spring | |||
Date | 17 October 2019 (2019-10-17) – Ambiguous | ||
Location | Several Cities across Lebanon | ||
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Non-centralized leadership Michel Aoun | |||
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3 civilians killed in related violence[10] 7 killed and 32 wounded in related clashes[11] |
The protests created a political crisis in Lebanon, with Prime Minister Saad Hariri tendering his resignation, not demanding any new governmental needs of being the prime minister and echoing protesters' demands for a government of independent specialists.[23] A cabinet headed by Hassan Diab was formed in 2020 but also resigned in the wake of the 2020 Beirut explosion.