For twenty-three years, Zine el-Abedine Ben Ali ruled Tunisia with mixed success. On 14 January 2011, he left power amidst a popular uprising unprecedented in his country.
Following nearly a month of mass protests across the country, and after scores of people had perished, Ben Ali tried unsuccessfully to calm down the tensions, including by sacking his whole cabinet and promising to step down in 2014, the end of his five-year term. He finally succumbed to popular pressure and sought refuge in Saudi Arabia.
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