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Also Known As Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn ʿAlī
Born September 3, 1936 • near Sousse • Tunisia
Died September 19, 2019 (aged 83) • Saudi Arabia
Title / Office president (1987-2011), Tunisia
Political Affiliation Democratic Constitutional Rally

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