Saturday, January 15, 2011

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali forced to flee Tunisia as protesters claim victory | The Guardian

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali forced to flee Tunisia as protesters claim victory | The Guardian: "Tunisia's president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has fled his country after weeks of mass protests culminated in a victory for people power over one of the Arab world's most repressive regimes.

Ben Ali had taken refuge in Saudi Arabia, at the end of an extraordinary day which had seen the declaration of a state of emergency, the evacuation of tourists of British and other nationalities, and an earthquake for the authoritarian politics of the Middle East and north Africa."

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