Mohamed Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:birth_date September 3, 1936
gptkbp:cause_of_death gptkb:Pneumonia
gptkbp:censorship Implemented
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nour_Ben_Ali
gptkb:Mohamed_Ben_Ali
gptkb:Hela_Ben_Ali
gptkbp:consequences Held
gptkbp:cultural_practices Promoted Tunisian culture
gptkbp:death_date September 19, 2021
gptkbp:defeated Bloodless coup in 1987
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Strengthened with Western countries
gptkbp:economic_development Moderate during his presidency
gptkbp:economic_policy Implemented
Neoliberal reforms
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Tunis
gptkbp:enforces Faced after 2011
gptkbp:exile 10 years
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Mohamed_Zine_El_Abidine_Ben_Ali
gptkbp:healthcare_reforms Implemented
gptkbp:historical_debate Controversial among Tunisians
gptkbp:historical_significance First Arab leader ousted by popular uprising.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mohamed Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Arab_Spring
gptkbp:infrastructure Promoted
gptkbp:international_relations Pro-Western
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Suppressed
gptkbp:known_for Corruption allegations
Authoritarian rule
Exile after the Tunisian Revolution
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in Tunisian history
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:Tunisian_Army
gptkbp:music State-controlled media
gptkbp:nationality Tunisian
gptkbp:notable_athletes Supported
gptkbp:place_of_birth Hammam Sousse, Tunisia
gptkbp:place_of_death Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:political_ideology Secularism
gptkbp:political_impact Significant in North Africa
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Rassemblement_Constitutionnel_Démocratique
gptkbp:political_position Authoritarianism
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Algeria
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Habib_Bourguiba
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Tunisian_Revolution
23 years
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:return_to_tunisia Never returned after exile
gptkbp:social_issues Criticized
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Leila_Ben_Ali
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mohamed_Ghannouchi
gptkbp:term_end January 14, 2011
gptkbp:term_start November 7, 1987
gptkbp:tourism Boosted
gptkbp:treatment_of_dissent Repressive
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zine_El_Abidine_Ben_Ali
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5