Tunisia captured world attention three years ago when protests in the North African state ignited a political fuse that spread a political revolution across the Middle East, known as the Arab Spring. On December 18, 2010, 26-year-old fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in the town of Sidi Bouzid, in protest over police corruption and ill treatment, triggering nationwide protests that led Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country. But unlike similar rebellions that followed in countries like Egypt, Lybia, Yemen and others, it is only Tunisia which has persevered and overcome the challenges of democratization.