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Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali became president of Tunisia in 1987. Although Ben Ali promised democratization, he soon cracked down on Islamic opposition parties.
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Islamic Fundamentalism; Islamic Fundamentalism; Tunisia; Tunisia; Ben Ali, Zine al-Abidine
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