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Former Tunisian President Ben Ali dies in Saudi exile

Former Tunisian President Ben Ali dies in Saudi exile

Tunisia's overthrown President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland. He was 83.

He had been in intensive care in a hospital for three months.

Al Jazeera's Scheherazade Gaffoor takes a look back at his legacy.

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