“Dogs howled, sensing the drama. Without Seriati(General), the president would never have left the country, it was a coup d’état … helped by secret outside influences.”

—  Leila Ben Ali

23 June, 2012. Ben Ali’s wife blames general for Tunisia ‘coup d’état’ http://www.france24.com/en/20120623-ben-ali-wife-leila-blames-general-tunisia-coup-d-etat-saudi-arabia

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Wife of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 1956

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