Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali
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| 2nd President of Tunisia | |
| In office November 7, 1987 – January 14, 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Mohammad Ghannouchi |
| Preceded by | Habib Bourguiba |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Ghannouchi (acting) |
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| Born | September 9, 1936 Hammam-Sousse, French Tunisia |
| Political party | Democratic Constitutional Rally |
| Spouse | Leila Ben Ali |
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali (born September 9, 1936) was the second president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.
On January 14, 2011, he was forced to leave Tunisia and go to Saudi Arabia with his wife Leïla Ben Ali and their three children after a month of protests against his rule. The Arab Spring started in Tunisia.
Birth
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali was born in Hammam-Sousse on September 9, 1936.
Work before Presidency
He was assigned to manage (direct and take care) the Defense Military Security in 1964, and worked there until 1974. He was then promoted (his grade was changed to a superior one) to director-general of National Security at the Ministry of Interior in 1977. After that, he was assigned to take care of relations between Tunisia and the Kingdom of Morocco.
After being the ambassador of Tunisia in Poland, he returned to National Security.
Right before becoming the President of Tunisian Republic, Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali has been promoted to Prime Minister and the constitutional successor on October 1, 1987.
Five weeks after his promotion he, officially, became the Second President of Tunisia.
Images for kids
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Large photographs of Ben Ali were widespread in Tunisia. This example was at the Office of Merchant Navy and Ports building.
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Ben Ali with US Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2004
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Ben Ali's wife Leïla
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Meeting between Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and George W. Bush, in 2004, in the White house, Washington, D.C.
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See also
In Spanish: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali para niños
