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Tunisia

Tunisia. Tunisia. French Protectorate (colony) 1883 - 1956. French colonies in green >>>. Habib Bourguiba : Independence leader first president ( 1956 - 1987). Declared president for life in 1975 (Relatively) benign dictator

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Tunisia

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  1. Tunisia

  2. Tunisia

  3. French Protectorate (colony)1883 - 1956 French colonies in green >>>

  4. Habib Bourguiba : Independence leader first president ( 1956 - 1987) Declared president for life in 1975 (Relatively) benign dictator Overthrown in a bloodless coup in 1987 by Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

  5. Zine El Abidine Ben AliPresident of Tunisia: 1987 - 2011 • Western-aligned • Liberal economy experienced strong growth over Ben Ali's reign • Lack of basic freedoms (right to vote, free speech)

  6. Discontent • Rampant corruption - the president and his family seemed to have a hand in all commerce • High unemployment • High inflation • Lack of basic freedoms

  7. Mohamed BouaziziMarch 29, 1984 - January 4, 2011

  8. 'Public suicide attempt sparks angry riots in central Tunisia' Sarra Grira & Slimane RouissiFrance 24, 21/12/2010http://observers.france24.com/content/20101221-youth-public-suicide-attempt-sparks-angry-riots-sidi-bouzid-tunisia-poverty-bouazizi-immolation

  9. Ben Ali forced 14 January 2011

  10. A 'Twitter Revolution'? The people of Tunisia and the Arab world have suffered under corrupt and oppressive regimes for decades. Suddenly, they are rising up and courageously trying to overthrow dictators. Why now? In seeking to explain the uprisings in Tunisia and elsewhere, some commentators have turned to social media like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. They argue that these media enable people to bypass government censorship and communicate and collaborate.

  11. 'The First Twitter Revolution?'Ethan Zuckerman Foreign Policy, January 14, 2011http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/14/the_first_twitter_revolution?page=full

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