Tunisia Kicks off First Election Campaign Since Uprisingâ
Today marks the start of a landmark election campaign, the first in Tunisia since the revolt in January that toppled a dictator and inspired similar movements in Egypt and Libya.
A man credited as a hero of Tunisia's revolution, Gen. Rachid Ammar, has been promoted to chief of the nation's armed forces. Ammar is treated as a hero in this North African nation, credited by the press with refusing to obey orders of then-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to shoot on crowds of demonstrators.
A man credited as a hero of Tunisia's revolution, Gen. Rachid Ammar, has been promoted to chief of the nation's armed forces.
Ammar is treated as a hero in this North African nation, credited by the press with refusing to obey orders of then-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to shoot on crowds of demonstrators.
(READ the Canadian Press story in the Winnipeg Free Press)
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