Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 🇹🇳

زين العابدين بن علي (Known as "Ben Ali")
Second President of the Republic of Tunisia (1987–2011), Prime Minister, General
Born Sep 03, 1936 🇹🇳 Hammam Sousse, Tunisia
Passed Away Sep 19, 2019 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Lifespan 83 years old
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"Second President of the Tunisian Republic whose departure opened a new democratic era."

Archival Overview

Second President of Tunisia who succeeded Bourguiba in 1987, governing for twenty-three years of rapid macroeconomic modernization until being ousted by the nationwide revolution of January 14, 2011.

Biographical Record

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was trained at Saint-Cyr and in military intelligence in the United States, rising through the security services to become Minister of the Interior and Prime Minister. On November 7, 1987, he legally deposed the aging President Habib Bourguiba on medical grounds.

His twenty-three-year presidency delivered macroeconomic stability, infrastructure expansion, and security, but was increasingly dominated by authoritarian control and crony corruption. Widespread popular protests ignited in December 2010 culminated in his departure on January 14, 2011, triggering the Arab Spring.

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Al-Baqi Cemetery
Medina, Saudi Arabia
GPS: 24.4672, 39.6156
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