Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (Arabic: زين العابدين بن علي Zayn al-‘Ābidīn bin ‘Alī; born 3 September 1936) wis the seicont preses o the Tunisian Republic. He held this office frae November 7, 1987 till bein forcit tae step doun on Januar 14, 2011.[1] He wis appointit Prime Meenister in October 1987, and assumed the Presidency in November 1987 in a bleedless coup d'état from then Preses Habib Bourguiba who wis declared incompetent.[2] Ben Ali wis subsequently re-electit wi enormous majorities at ivery election, the last time being October 25, 2009.[3]
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- ↑ BBC News - Tunisia: President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali forced out. Bbc.co.uk (2010-12-15). Retrieved on 14 Januar 2011. .
- ↑ "A COUP IS REPORTED IN TUNISIA", November 7, 1987. Retrieved on 2 Mey 2010..
- ↑ Yannick Vely - Parismatch.com (2009-11-23). ParisMatch.com. ParisMatch.com. Retrieved on 2 Mey 2010. .
