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Protests force Tunisian president out of power
Now ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidne Ben Ali fired his interior minister on Wednesday after a deadly wave of violent unrest, the biggest in decades, reached the capital for the first time. People taking part in the unrest said they were angry about unemployment, corruption and what they called a repressive government. After mounting demands for him to step down, Ben Ali left the country on January 14, 2011.
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