Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Historical Figure

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011

About Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, commonly known as Ben Ali or Ezzine, was a Tunisian politician, military officer and dictator who served as the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011. In that year, during the Tunisian revolution, he was overthrown and fled to Saudi Arabia.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Revolution2010 CE – 2012 CE

Arab Spring

A wave of pro-democracy protests, uprisings, and revolutions across the Arab world, triggered by Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation in Tunisia on December 17, 2010.