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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Tunisian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali (September 3, 1936 – September 19, 2019) was the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.
Quick Facts 2nd President of Tunisia, Prime Minister ...
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali | |
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2nd President of Tunisia | |
In office 7 November 1987 – 15 January 2011 (Acting to 2 April 1989) | |
Prime Minister | Hédi Baccouche Hamed Karoui Mohamed Ghannouchi |
Preceded by | Habib Bourguiba |
Succeeded by | Fouad Mebazaa (Interim) |
Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
In office 2 October 1987 – 7 November 1987 | |
President | Habib Bourguiba |
Preceded by | Rachid Sfar |
Succeeded by | Hédi Baccouche |
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Born | (1936-09-03)September 3, 1936 Hammam Sousse, French Tunisia |
Died | September 19, 2019(2019-09-19) (aged 83) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Political party | Democratic Constitutional Rally |
Spouse(s) | Leila Ben Ali |
Full name | Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen Ben Ali |
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On January 14, 2011, he was forced to leave Tunisia and go to Saudi Arabia with his wife Leïla Ben Ali and their three children after a month of protests against his rule. The Arab Spring started in Tunisia.