Bouazizi Mohamed, the young fruit and vegetable vendor who tried to immolate himself on December 17 in Sidi Bouzid, city in west central Tunisia, died of his injuries Tuesday, January 4 to 19 hours, according to his family. Aged 26 years, unemployed graduates had poured gasoline outside the prefecture after his goods confiscated by local police because he lacked the necessary permits.His gesture of despair is behind a wave of unprecedented protests throughout the country. Parades and rallies were held in many cities including the capital, Tunis. On Monday, the new high school students clashed with police and Thala, a town east of Tunisia. December 28, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali visited the bedside of Mohamed Bouazizi, transferred to the trauma center and burn Ben Arous, near Tunis, before receiving the family.
His death brings to four the number of people who were killed during these disturbances. On 22 December, also in Sidi Bouzid, another young unemployed Houcine Neji, 24, had killed himself by climbing an electricity pylon, while the same day, a young graduate, Mohammed Ammari, 18, was killed by balls during serious clashes with police in the town of Menzel Bouzaiane.
Finally, Chawki Hidri, 43, computer engineer, who attended the same event and had been shot, died Dec. 31 as a result of his injuries. Wednesday, January 5, Mohamed Bouazizi should be buried in Sidi Bouzid. Tomorrow Thursday, several demonstrations of support for the Tunisian movement were planned in Europe, Canada and Algeria, before the announcement of his death.
In Paris, the call several organizations and leftist parties, a rally was held instead of the Fountain of the Innocents. Isabelle Mandraud
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