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| Tunisia: general strike on Thursday in Sidi Bouzid |
| 2011-01-27 |
| [Ennahar] The Tunisian Central Association UGTT called for a "general strike" on Thursday in Sidi Bouzid (West Central), home of the revolution that caused the downfall of President Ben Ali, to demand the resignation of the transitional government, said union source. "There will be a general strike tomorrow in Sidi Bouzid and a demonstration to bring down the government," said to AFP deputy secretary general of the UGTT for the region, Ali Zari. This call comes following another "general strike" organized Wednesday in Sfax (center), the second largest city, where thousands of protesters demanded the resignation of the transitional government due to the presence within it of many ministers who served under Ben Ali. The self-immolation of a young fruit seller humiliated by the police, Mohammed Bouazizi, December 17 in Sidi Bouzid, had triggered an unprecedented revolt against the authoritarian and corrupt regime of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who has decamped the country on January 14 for Soddy Arabia. |
| Posted by:Fred |