The BBC has unveiled its list of the male faces who made headlines in 2011. Some of them are downright surprising.
Also read: Top 12 female faces of the year 2011
Mohamed Bouazizi, January
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Mohamed Bouazizi, January [dailymaverick.co.za]
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Mohammed Bouazizi was a 26-year-old Tunisian selling fruit and vegetables in the city of Sidi Bouzid, supporting eight people on less than $150 (£100) a month. When police confiscated his produce, claiming he didn't have the necessary permit, he doused himself in petrol and set himself alight. His action initiated the Arab Spring that saw his country's President Ben Ali toppled and later other Middle-Eastern leaders. Nearly three weeks after the incident, on 5 January, Bouazizi died. He was posthumously awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov prize.
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