Mohamed Bouazizi
Mohamed Bouazizi
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- More than one million Tunisians attended the funeral of slain opposition leader Chokri Belaid in February. The government critic’s assassination plunged the country into one of its deepest political crises since the overthrow of the dictatorship in 2011.
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- Mohamed Bouazizi
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- Human rights activist Moncef Marzouki is interim president.
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- Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigned after failing to get a political consensus.
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- Chokri Belaid was assassinated Feb. 6.
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- Mustapha Ben Jaafer is president of the National Constituent Assembly.
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- Carthage is home to what may be the second-best preserved colosseum in the world.
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- Tunisia, with a population of 11 million, welcomed six million tourists in 2010, before its revolution. The revival of the tourist industry is essential for Tunisia’s economic recovery, and perhaps, for its democracy.
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- Olive oil is Tunisia’s No. 1 agricultural export.
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- Foreign Affairs John Baird, centre, met with Moncef Marzouki in December. They were joined by Sébastien Beaulieu, Canada’s ambassador to Tunisia.
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- Last year, Tunisia received four million tourists, “but it is not enough,” the ambassador says.
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- Dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was driven from power.
