Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (Arabic: زين العابدين بن علي Zayn al-‘Ābidīn bin ‘Alī; born 3 September 1936; deed 19 September 2019) 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, an assumed the Presidency in November 1987 in a bleedless coup d'état frae then Preses Habib Bourguiba who wis declared incompetent.[2] Ben Ali wis subsequently re-electit wi enormous majorities at ivery election, the last time bein October 25, 2009.[3]
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
زين العابدين بن علي |
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| 2nt Preses o Tunisie |
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In office
7 November 1987 – 14 Januar 2011 |
| Prime Meenister | Hédi Baccouche
Hamed Karoui
Mohamed Ghannouchi |
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| Precedit bi | Habib Bourguiba |
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| Succeedit bi | Mohamed Ghannouchi (Actin) |
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| Prime Meenister o Tunisie |
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In office
2 October 1987 – 7 November 1987 |
| Preses | Habib Bourguiba |
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| Precedit bi | Rachid Sfar |
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| Succeedit bi | Hédi Baccouche |
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| Born | 3 September 1936(1936-09-03)
Hammam Sousse, French Tunisie |
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| Dee'd | 19 September 2019 (aged 83)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabie |
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| Poleetical pairty | Independent |
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| Spoose(s) | Na'ima el-Kafy (1964–1988), Leïla Ben Ali (1992–present) |
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| Bairns | Ghazwa El Abidine
Dorsaf El Abidine
Cyrine El Abidine
Nesrine El Abidine
Halima El Abidine
Mohamed Zine El Abidine |
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| Residence | Saudi Arabie |
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| Alma mater | Special Militar Schuil o Saunt Cyr
Schuil o Applied Artillery
Senior Intelligence Schuil in Maryland
Schuil for Anti-Aircraft Field Artillery in Texas. |
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| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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