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Tunisian Soccer Protests Preceded Revolt That Toppled the President

Tunisian Soccer Protests Preceded Revolt That Toppled the President

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James M. Dorsey
Feb 21, 2011
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A build-up of sporadic anti-government protests on the soccer pitch preceded the mass demonstrations that erupted in Tunisia in December, led to the toppling of Tunisian President Zine Abedine Ben Ali, and sparked the wave of protests sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, according to Tunisian and Arab soccer analysts.

Tunisian fans jeered Confedera…

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