23-year old dictatorship government in Tunisia came to an end on 14 January 2011 when the dictator of Tunisia, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted from his post and he fled to Saudi Arabia. The speaker of Tunisian Parliament, Foeud Mebazaa took over as the interim president of Tunisia backed by the army.
Amidst fierce gun battles broke out in Tunisian capital Tunis, the talks started to fill the political vacuum.
It was the first successful Arab overthrow of an authoritarian government. The authoritarian governments still exist in countries of Middle East and North Africa.
Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa.
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