The last leader to be overthrown during the “Arab Spring” process, which started 14 years ago in Tunisia with the slogan “bread, honor and freedom” and quickly affected many Middle Eastern and North African countries, was Syria’s former leader Bashar Assad. In Turkey Newspaper. According to the news; The last nine presidents were overthrown during the Arab Spring.
HE ESCAPE WITH HIS FAMILY: BIN ALI
Zine El Abidine bin Ali, who took office in Tunisia in 1987 and ruled the country with an iron fist for 24 years, fled his country on January 14, 2011, taking his family with him.
AN EXAMPLE END: GADDAFI
Muammar Gaddafi, who attracted attention with his unique style and tent, lost his seat in 2011 as a result of the rebellions and uprisings. Gaddafi, who was lynched and killed by the opposition, continued his duty as President of Libya, which he started in 1970, for 41 years.
HE DIED IN THE HOSPITAL: BLESSED
In Egypt, Hosni Mubarak left office in 2011, with the army siding with the people as a result of protests. Mubarak, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012, appealed and was acquitted of most of the charges and released in March 2017. Mubarak, who remained in office for 30 years, died in a military hospital in Cairo.
ASSASSINATION VICTIM: SALIH
Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled Yemen for 34 years, was forced to resign after his assassination. Salih had to leave the presidential seat he occupied in 1978 and was then assassinated in 2012.
COUP ON THE COUPIST: BASHIR
The rule of President Omar al-Bashir in Sudan, which came with a military coup and lasted for 30 years, ended when the army seized power as a result of public protests. Bashir, who took office in 1989, had to leave office in 2019.
THE PEOPLE TOOK IT: BUTEFLIKA
Abdülaziz Bouteflika, who did not want to leave his seat despite his health deteriorating in Algeria, had to leave his 20-year term as a result of the protests.
RESISTED FOR 38 YEARS: SANTOS
He became Jose Eduardo dos Santos. No matter how many times the Angolan leader said he would leave his seat, he always postponed it. He did not leave the presidential office for 38 years. He left his seat as a result of pressure in 2017.
HE LEAVED THE COUNTRY: MUGABE
In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe had to leave office in 2027 when the army stepped in. He suppressed the rebellions with cruelty, resisted for 38 years, but submitted to the military.