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Following [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]]'s ousting in January 2011, prime minister [[Mohamed Ghannouchi]] invoked article 56 of the [[Constitution of Tunisia|Constitution]] regarding temporary absence of the President to assume the role of acting President.<ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/01/2011114204942484776.html Aljazeera]</ref> This move was deemed unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court hours later and President of the [[Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia|Chamber of Deputies]] [[Fouad Mebazaa]] was appointed as acting President based on article 57 of the Constitution regarding permanent absence of the President.<ref>[http://english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/2/8/3945/World/Region/Breaking-News-Tunisian-parliamentary-speaker-becom.aspx Ahram]</ref> On December 12, 2011, [[Moncef Marzouki]] was elected by the newly formed [[Constituent Assembly of Tunisia|Constituent Assembly]] as interim President of the Republic.
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The five former Tunisian Presidents are:
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File:Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 2.jpg|<center>'''[[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]]'''<br />(1987–2011)<br /><small>{{birth date and age|mf=yes|1936|9|3}}</small></center>
File:Fouad Mebazaa 15 jan 2011.jpg|<center>'''[[Fouad Mebazaa]]'''<br />(2011)<br /><small>{{birth date and age|mf=yes|1933|6|15}}</small></center>
File:Moncef Marzouki2.jpg|<center>'''[[Moncef Marzouki]]'''<br />(2011–2014)<br /><small>{{birth date and age|mf=yes|1945|7|7}}</small></center>
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