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2011 TUNISIA - The long Road to Democraty

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2011 TUNISIA - The long Road to Democraty

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  1. TUNISIA The long road to democracy

  2. Revolution in Tunisia Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa. Corruption is widespread and is practised on a grande scale by the families connected to (former) president Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali. Add massive unemployment, a faltering economy and educated people selling fruit in the streets to make ends meet and you’ve got a powder keg situation. Beginning in December 2010, a series of ongoing protests in the streets of Tunisia escalated to the point where President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali - who had ruled the country for 23 years - at first declared he would not seek re-election, then fled the country on January 14th. Protesters' frustrations with high unemployment, inflation and corruption drove them to the streets after a pivotal event, when a young Tunisian vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after police confiscated his produce cart. Bouazizi died of his injuries days later. As the news spread of the young man’s action, so did the riots. Twitter, Facebook, Wikileaks and some hacking by Anonymous all added fuel to the fire that has resulted in the fleeing of Ben Ali, after 23 years of ruthless rule, the fall of government and hopefully a better future for Tunisia. They’ll have to make do without the one and a half tonnes of gold Ben Ali’s wife apparently stole from the central bank just before fleeing the country. After President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali left, an interim government was assembled, but protesters remain in the streets, demanding removal of all traces of Ben Ali's old RCD party. Tuesday 18 january at least four opposition ministers quit Tunisia's day-old unity government, aligning themselves with demonstrators who insist democratic change is impossible while so many supporters of the freshly ousted president are hoarding posts of power. Police in riot gear forcefully put down a demonstration of the sort that toppled the North African country's longtime autocratic leader last week, pummeling a demonstrator with batons and boot kicks -- and highlighting a question on many minds: Is the new regime really much different? As Tunisia struggles to move past the rioting, looting and score-settling that has marked the political transition, there was a growing sense Tuesday that it will be difficult for the interim government to hold together and pave the way toward elections expected within six to seven months. After the initial exhilaration of last week, when a populist uprising ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali after 23 years in power and sent him fleeing to Saudi Arabia -- sounding a warning bell for other political strongmen in the region -- many are fretting about what it ultimately meant. Collected here are images of the turmoil in Tunisia over the past couple of weeks.

  3. Protesters shout slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Thousands of angry demonstrators marched through Tunisia's capital Friday, demanding the resignation of the country's autocratic leader a day after he appeared on TV to try to stop deadly riots that have swept the North African nation. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

  4. Protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

  5. Demonstrators hold placards reading "Ben Ali get out" in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) .

  6. Supporters of Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali demonstrate in Tunis, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Tunisia's autocratic president, facing deadly riots that have rocked his nation, ordered prices on food staples slashed and suggested he will leave the presidency, but not until 2014. President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, in a televised speech Thursday night, also pledged to end Internet censorship and to open up the political playing field in a country where he has allowed little public criticism for the past 23 years. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

  7. People demonstrate during a protest in central Tunis on January 17, 2011. After weeks of demonstrations, Tunisian protesters called for the abolition of ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's ruling party on January 17 amid a chaotic power vacuum as politicians prepared a government of national unity. Hundreds of people rallied in Tunis and there were similar protests in Sidi Bouzid and Regueb in central Tunisia -- two towns at the heart of the movement that forced Ben Ali to resign and flee on Friday after 23 years in power. (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)

  8. Demonstrators clash with Tunisian security force members on December 27, 2010 in Tunis. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

  9. Smoke rises from fire left after clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Tunis on January 14, 2011 after Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's address to the nation. Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali had sacked the government and called early elections in six months, the prime minister announced as weeks of deadly unrest mounted with new clashes. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

  10. Soldiers stand guard near a tank on a street of Tunis on January 16, 2011. Heavy gunfire was heard in the center of Tunisian capital on Sunday with security forces exchanging fire with people inside buildings, AFP journalists said. An army helicopter circled over Avenue Bourguiba near the interior ministry. (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

  11. Protesters demonstrate against Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis January 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

  12. A demonstrator argues with a policeman during a protest in the center of Tunis on January 17, 2011. Hundreds of people rallied in central Tunis on Monday to demand the abolition of ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's ruling RDC party as police fired volleys of tear gas to break up the protest. "We don't want anyone from the old party in the new government. That includes the prime minister," one protester told AFP on condition of anonymity. (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

  13. A Tunisian soldier screams as he tries to calm down rioters during clashes with the police in downtown of the capital Tunis January 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

  14. Protesters greet soldiers during a demonstration against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

  15. A demonstrator reacts as security forces use water cannons to disperse protesters in downtown Tunis January 17, 2011. (REUTERS/Stringer)

  16. Tunisian demonstrators, some standing on the windowsills and main door of the Interior ministry in Tunis, on January 14, 2011, rally demanding President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's resignation. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

  17.  Demonstrators move away from teargas used by police during a demonstration in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

  18. A man struggles to breath e as a teargas canister fired by police lies in the road during demonstrations in Tunis on January 17, 2011. (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)

  19.  Police disperse demonstrators in Tunis on January 18, 2011. (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

  20. A man lies injured during a demonstration in Tunis on January 18, 2011. (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

  21. Press photographers walk through clouds of tear gas during demonstrations in Tunis on January 18, 2011. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

  22. Tunisian men hold sticks as they stand guard by a barricade in La Gazella city near Tunis on January 15, 2011. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

  23. Tunisians shout slogans as they demonstrate against Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis January 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi)

  24. Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against Tunisia's new government in Tunis on January 18, 2011. (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)

  25. A demonstration is held against the country's new government in Tunis on January 18, 2011. (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)

  26. A police officer chases a tear gas canister he lost during a protest against the Constitutional Democratic Rally, RCD, party of Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18. 2011. (AP Photo/Salah Habibi)

  27. A riot policeman faces off with a protester during a demonstration in downtown Tunis January 18, 2011. (REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi)

  28. A protester shows an empty bullet casing after riot police broke up a demonstration in downtown Tunis January 18, 2011. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

  29. Riot police officers detain a protester during clashes in Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

  30. A rioter throws a tear gas canister, from the riot police, towards the riot police during clashes in downtown of the capital Tunis January 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

  31. Rioters carry a woman crying during clashes with the police in downtown of the capital Tunis January 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

  32. A Tunisian demonstrator holds his breadstick like a weapon in front of riot police during a protest against the country's new government in Tunis on January 18, 2011. (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

  33. Protesters mask their face against tear gas during clashes with police after a demonstration against the Constitutional Democratic Rally, RCD, party of Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18. 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

  34. Smoke billows from a French and a Tunisian supermarket on January 15, 2011 in La Gazella city near Tunis. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

  35. Family of Tunisian soldiers killed while trying to defend deposed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's iron-fisted regime, attend a ceremony in Tunisia, Tuesday Jan. 18, 2011 in Tunis. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

  36. A Tunisian woman steps on a picture showing ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on January 18, 2011 at the Kasbah in Tunis. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

  37. A protester kicks a policeman during clashes with riot police in downtown of the capital Tunis January 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

  38. People shout as they demonstrate in the center of Tunis on January 17, 2011. Hundreds of people rallied in central Tunis on Monday to demand the abolition of ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's ruling RDC party as police fired volleys of tear gas to break up the protest. (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

  39. A Tunisian demonstrator holds a cage and the national flag during a rally on January 14, 2011 outside the Interior ministry in Tunis, demanding President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's resignation. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

  40. A woman walks past a tank as flowers are displayed on it in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

  41. Protesters hold a Tunisian Flag during a demonstration in the center of Tunis, Wednesday, Jan. 19. 2011. Protesters sang nationalist songs and held up signs with "RCD Out!", referring to Ben Ali's former ruling party, as they rallied on central Avenue Bourguiba. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

  42. A protestor faces riot police officers during a demonstration against the Constitutional Democratic Rally, RCD, party of Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. AP / Christophe Ena

  43. A soldier stands next to his tank which has flowers displayed on it, in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18. 2011. AP / Christophe Ena

  44. A man is pictured by a friend as he kisses a soldier in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18. 2011. AP / Christophe Ena

  45. Protestors react during a rally against the Constitutional Democratic Rally, RCD, party of Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18. 2011. AP / Salah Habibi

  46. Protestors holding bread chant slogans during a demonstration against Constitutional Democratic Rally, RCD, party of Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. AP / Christophe Ena

  47. Protestors hold bread during a demonstration against the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) party of deposed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18. 2011. AP / Christophe Ena 

  48. A protestor gestures next to riot police officers during a demonstration against the Constitutional Democratic Rally, RCD, party of Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18. 2011. AP / Christophe Ena 

  49. Protestors react during clashes with police officers after a demonstration against Constitutional Democratic Rally, RCD, party of Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. AP / Christophe Ena

  50. People hold a Tunisian flag during a protest in Tunis on January 18, 2011. Riot police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters today at a small protest rally against Tunisia's new government in the centre of the capital. AFP/ Getty Images / Fred Dufour

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