Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Zine El Abidine Ben Ali across 2 places, from 1958 to 2019.
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (Tunisian Arabic:; 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019), commonly known as Ben Ali or Ezzine, was a Tunisian politician, military officer and dictator who served as the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was documented, and when
1958year
Sousseattested“He studied at the Sousse Technical Institute but failed to earn a professional certificate and joined the newly formed Tunisian Army in 1958.”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
1979 to 2003period
Jeddahattested“Ben Ali and his family went to exile in Jeddah, the same city where Idi Amin, the late dictator of Uganda, lived in exile until his death in 2003 after being removed from power in 1979 at the end of the Uganda–Tanzania War.”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
19 September 2019exact date
Jeddahattested“Ben Ali died at a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, of prostate cancer, on 19 September 2019 at the age of 83.”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Places Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is documented in
Jeddah2 presences · 1979 to 2019
Sousse1 presence · 1958
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1964year
Tunisiamentioned“Returning to Tunisia in 1964, he began his professional military career the same year as a Tunisian staff officer.”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
1974year
Tunisiamentioned“The RCD swept every seat in the legislature, and Ben Ali appeared alone on the ballot in Tunisia's first presidential election since 1974.”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
April 1980month
People's Republic of Polandmentioned“In April 1980, Ben Ali was appointed ambassador to Poland, and served in that position for four years.”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
1982 to 1993period
Palestinementioned“As host to the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1982–1993, Ben Ali's government tried to moderate the views of that organisation.”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
1985 to 1999period
Tunisiamentioned“In 1999, Fulvio Martini, former head of Italian military secret service SISMI, declared to a parliamentary committee that "from 1985 to 1987, we organized a coup of sorts in Tunisia, putting President Ben Ali as head of state, replacing…”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
1992year
Francementioned“In 1992, the president's younger brother Habib Ben Ali was tried in absentia in France for laundering the proceeds of drug trafficking, in a case known as the "couscous connection".”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
2002year
Tunisiamentioned“A constitutional referendum in 2002—the first ever held in Tunisia—established a two-chambered parliament, creating the Chamber of Advisers.”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
2002 to 2003period
New Yorkmentioned“Although growth in 2002 slowed to a 15-year low of 1.9% due to drought and lackluster tourism (partly due to some tourists being nervous about flying in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in New York), better conditions after 2003 helped…”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
14 January 2011exact date
Saudi Arabiamentioned“On 14 January 2011, Ben Ali, his wife and children fled to Saudi Arabia, and a caretaker ruling committee headed by Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi was announced.”source: Wikipedia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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