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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Tunisia|native_name=الجمهورية التونسية|image_flag=Flag of Tunisia.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Tunisia.svg|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Tunisia|native_name=الجمهورية التونسية|image_flag=Flag of Tunisia.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Tunisia.svg|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=Kais Saeid|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name2=Najla Bouden|image_map=Tunisia map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Arabic|area_km2=163,610|population_estimate=11,708,370|population_estimate_year=2022}} | ||
'''Tunisia''', officially the '''Republic of Tunisia''', is a [[North Africa | '''Tunisia''', officially the '''Republic of Tunisia''', is a country in [[North Africa]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
After Tunisia achieved independence from [[French]] [[Colonialism|colonial]] rule in 1956, [[Habib Bourguiba]] of the [[Constitutional Democratic Rally]] (RDC) took power as a dictator. He ruled until 1981, when [[Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali]] pushed him out of power. Ben Ali brutally repressed political opposition, including [[Communism|communists]], [[Islamism|Islamists]], and [[Liberalism|liberals]]. Under the RDC's rule, police outnumbered the army three to one and non-party members could not secure animal feed, borrow from banks, or be promoted at their jobs. The [[European Union]] and [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] supported Ben Ali's dictatorship. | |||
Protests against Ben Ali's regime begin in December 2010 after Mohamed Bouazizi publicly set himself on fire to protest [[unemployment]]. The dictator and his family fled to [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]] on 14 January and brought over $40 million of gold with them. On 17 January, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi announced the formation of a [[National Unity Government]] similar to the former government.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Harpal Brar]]|newspaper=[[Proletarian (newspaper)|Proletarian]]|title=Intifada in Tunisia and the fall of Ben Ali|date=2010-12-01|url=https://thecommunists.org/2010/12/01/news/intifada-uprising-tunisia-ben-ali-fall/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519022700/https://thecommunists.org/2010/12/01/news/intifada-uprising-tunisia-ben-ali-fall/|archive-date=2022-05-19|retrieved=2022-12-18}}</ref> | |||
Protests against Ben Ali's regime begin in December 2010 after Mohamed Bouazizi publicly set himself on fire to protest [[unemployment]]. The dictator and his family fled to [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]] on 14 January and brought over $40 million of gold with them. On 17 January, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi announced the formation of a [[National Unity Government]] similar to the former government.<ref | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
[[Category:African countries]] | [[Category:African countries]] | ||