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President Beji Caid Essebsi <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tunisia\u2019s first freely elected president Beji Caid Essebsi has died aged 92, the country\u2019s presidency says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was the world\u2019s oldest sitting president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Beji Caid Essebsi <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tunisia\u2019s first freely elected president Beji Caid Essebsi has died aged 92, the country\u2019s presidency says.<\/p>\n

He was the world\u2019s oldest sitting president.<\/p>\n

He was admitted to hospital on Wednesday but officials did not say why he was receiving treatment.<\/p>\n

Mr Essebsi won Tunisia\u2019s first free elections in 2014 following Arab uprisings across the region.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, he announced he would not stand in elections expected in November.
Mr Essebsi was also admitted to hospital last month after suffering what officials said was a \u201csevere health crisis\u201d.<\/p>\n

They gave no further details. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, who visited him in hospital, urged people to stop spreading \u201cfake news\u201d about his condition.<\/p>\n

Former Tunisian President Zine el-Abedine Ben Ali was ousted in 2011 after 23 years in office.<\/p>\n

Since then, Tunisia has won praise as the only democracy to emerge from the revolutions of the so-called Arab spring.<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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