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  Ben Ali: Tunisian autocrat ousted in Arab spring dies in exile

  

  theguardian.com

  Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who fled in 2011, dies days after free presidential election in TunisiaObituary: Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, 1936-2019Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the autocratic ruler of Tunisia whose 23-year rule was ended by the popular protests that triggered the 2011 Arab spring, has died in exile in Saudi Arabia.The 83-year-old had been seriously ill since being admitted to hospital last week, after years of treatment for prostate cancer. His body is to be transferred to Mecca, awaiting the family’s decision on burial arrangements, according to his lawyer, Mounir Ben Salha. Continue reading...

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  'He ruined us': 10 years on, Tunisians curse man who sparked Arab spring

  

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  Thanks in part to Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation, Tunisians are freer than before, but many are miserable...

  Thanks in part to Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation, Tunisians are freer than before, but many are miserable and disillusionedHis act of despair still shakes the Arab world. Mohamed Bouazizi, the 26-year-old fruit seller whose self-immolation triggered revolutions across the Middle East, has a boulevard named after him in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis. In his home town of Sidi Bouzid, he is depicted in a giant portrait...

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  Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, ‘a Tunisian Girl’ Who Confronted Regime, Dies

  

  nytimes.com

  Ms. Ben Mhenni used her blog to expose violence against protesters in the revolt that led...

  Ms. Ben Mhenni used her blog to expose violence against protesters in the revolt that led to the government’s overthrow, and then to the Arab Spring.

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  Robocop v Corleone: disgruntled Tunisians vote in presidential runoff

  

  theguardian.com

  Election is choice between two outsiders, a low-profile professor and a recently imprisoned magnateTunisians are voting...

  Election is choice between two outsiders, a low-profile professor and a recently imprisoned magnateTunisians are voting on Sunday in a runoff presidential election between a low-profile law professor and a charismatic media magnate who was released from prison earlier this week.The Maghreb country, often held up as the lone success story of the Arab spring, appears set to successfully carry out its second-ever presidential...

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