Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali buried in Saudia Arabia's Medina
In Oct.11, 2009 file photo, then Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali waves from his car as he arrives at campaign rally in Rades, outside Tunis.
His body, covered by a green shroud, was carried to his final resting place by a procession of about a dozen men. He ruled his North African country from 1987 until 2011 and was viewed by some as a bulwark against extremism, but he faced criticism for muzzling the opposition and his reluctance to embrace democracy.In late 2010, a young trader in Sidi Bouzid, in the impoverished centre of the country, set fire to himself in protest at humiliation by police.But the protesters won: on January 14, 2011 Ben Ali fled Tunisia for Saudi Arabia where he stayed until his death.
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