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Zine el Abidine Ben Ali Biography and Timeline

Follow Zine el Abidine Ben Ali through 1 dated historical records for Tunisia.

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Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1987–1987Years on this page

1987

Coup

President of Tunisia · Tunis · Revolution / Revolution of Tunisia

Ben Ali declares Bourguiba incompetent & seizes power

Role range: 1987-1994

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