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Tunisia Government Dismissed as Fierce Clashes Continue
According to the Tunisia's state news agency, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali decided to dismiss his government following massive riots that were rampaging the country. Tunisian police fired rounds of tear gas at thousands of protesters in the capital who were marching through Tunis to demand the resignation of the country's autocratic leader. Many were shouting 'Ben Ali, out!' and 'Ben Ali, assassin!'
This events are being hailed as the "First Wikileaks Revolution" as the cables, published in December, revealed that the president's wife - Leila Ben Ali - had made huge profits out of the building of an elite exclusive school.The cables exposed the massive corruption undertaken by the country's elite. Another cable detailed how much the first family was loathed was blocked,but it goes without saying the PEOPLE of TUNISIA had made up their minds,within weeks, word of mouth had forced protesters onto the streets
culminating in a revolution that took place yesterday.
The riots made president Zine al Abidine Ben Ali to flee from the country yesterday after more than 23 years of ruling with a ruthless grip on power. The news swept the Arab world with a kind of excitement that inspires the need for change.
In the cable,US ambassador Robert Godec wrote: "Corruption in the inner circle is growing. Even average Tunisians are now keenly aware of it, and the chorus of complaints is rising"
''Tunisians intensely dislike, even hate, first lady Leila Trabelsi and her family. In private, regime opponents mock her.''The cable has since been banned.
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