Ben Ali Comes to Power in Tunisia

Witness History: Archive 2011 - A podcast by BBC World Service

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In 1987, Tunisia's long-serving president was toppled in a political coup, and replaced by his prime minister - by Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.(Photo: Former Tunisian Prime Minister Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali (4th R) smiles to the cheering crowd 07 November 1987 in Tunis after being sworn in as President of Tunisia.) (Credit: JOEL ROBINE/AFP/Getty Images)