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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi is dead

by Hafeestonova

The President of Tunisia, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died at the age of 92. Essebsi was hospitalised in late June, spending a week undergoing treatment for what authorities described as a severe health crisis.

Essebsi was the world’s oldest sitting president and Tunisia’s first freely-elected president.

The speaker of parliament will temporarily serve as president, according to the country’s constitution.

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