Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia, has fled the main city city of Tunis and his office as protests have paralyzed the city. There has been increasing unrest in the city for some time. Protests have been growing steadily about political corruption, large joblessness and expenses of products. The PM has taken about the reins of government. Chances are that Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, didn’t have to take out a payday loan to flee with how much cash he probably had set aside. Article resource – Escalating unrest in Tunis causes Tunisian president to flee by MoneyBlogNewz.
Causing difficulties as Tunis loses President Ben Ali
Frustrated Tunisians have been taking to the streets of Tunis in droves to protest failures of the federal government and President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who has occupied the office since 1987. The Tunisians are upset because there seems to be more unemployment, rights abuses and government corruption than ever, says CNN. They’re also mad that sugar prices and other essential goods' prices are going up. As a concession to demonstrators, the Tunisian security forces were directed by President Ben Ali that no live ammunition could be used on protestors unless necessary. He ended up ordering the federal government to dissolve as it wasn't enough. The North African nation can be seeing Ben Ali now. Tunis is now under the control of Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi.
Emergency control
Al-Jazeera explains that Prime Minister Ghannouchi said he will fight runaway inflation after taking emergency control of Tunisia. Supposedly, the laws could be respected by him. All the high unemployment and inflation could be fought. The Tunisian army has taken control now. The Tunis airspace is closed w while the main airport in Tunis has been shut down. Gatherings of three or more people in the streets have been banned. The Tunisians continued to fight, despite President Ben Ali tried to lower food prices to make it better. Apparently having Ben Ali in the presidency for 27 years was too much for the country.
A month of protests happen
The stability of Tunisia crumbled. This was because in Tunis, there have been constant protests and demonstrations for about a month. It started with the death of Mohamed Bouazizi, a college-educated street vendor who had been selling fruit from a cart to pay the bills. He protested by setting himself on fire after authorities took his cart.
Citations
CNN
cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/14/tunisia.protests/index.html
Al Jazeera
english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/01/2011114172228117723.html
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