March 20th, 2013 A1

Ben Ali
Christina Tang
Assumption of Power
Born in 1936.
Trained in various military schools early on.
Seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1987 through legal means.
Was Prime Minister before that.
Doctors filed a medical report declaring the former President
medically incapacitated and unable to fulfill the duties of presidency.
New Era Day
Dictatorship
Initial democratic moves.
Banned Islamist parties and jailed 8000 Islamist activists before the 1989
elections.
Control over the Parliament.
Opposition parties polled 2.25% and gained 19 of 163 seats in Parliament.
Social developments
Large middle class. Liberal social norms. Board gender equality.
Ruled for 23 years.
Important ally of the U.S.
Economy and
Diplomacy
From 1986 to 2008, the GDC
tripped from $1,201 to $3,786 per
capita.
Prosperous trade with the
European Union, vigorous tourism,
and sustained agricultural
production.
High unemployment rate.
Moderate foreign policies.
Hosted the first-ever Palestinian
American dialogue.
Corruption Of
His Family
Was a hairdresser with little education.
Her immediate family, the Trabelsi,
assumed leaderships of many big
enterprises.
Was the presidents of many charitable
association, supporting job
opportunities for the disabled,
prevention of cancer, women rights,
etc.
Said to have took 1.5 tones of gold
(about $65 million of worth) from the
Tunisia Central Bank when fled the
country.
Connection With The Book
Bloodless coup --> Napoleons assumption of power
Oppressions of the rivalry parties --> Napoleons dissemblance of the
Sunday meeting.
Ben Ali and his families --> Napoleon and his extended pigs family
Tunisia After Ben Ali
Lack stability.
The auction
Video
Sources
http://www.arabnews.com/tunisia-tourism-nostalgic-ben-ali-era-stability
http://www.smh.com.au/world/fleeing-first-lady-said-to-have-taken-
central-bank-gold-20110118-19vck.html?from=smh_sb
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/zine_elab
idine_ben_ali/index.html