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Mohamed Bouazizi was a 26-year-old university graduate without a steady job, trying to support his family. Mohamed set himself on fire, acting out of desperation after police confiscated the fruits and vegetables he sold without a permit.
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president ben ali fled his country on Friday night, capitulating after a month of mounting protests calling for an end to his 23 years of authoritarian rule.
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A Tunisian court sentenced former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia on Monday to 35 years in jail, six months after his overthrow in a revolution helped to inspire the "Arab Spring."
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