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Word: ghannouchi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1987-1987
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...irreparable has been avoided," said Ahmed Mestiri, an opposition leader and former Defense Minister. "The execution of the leaders of the Islamic movement would have created a very grave situation." Tunisian moderates were especially relieved that the court had spared the life of Rachid Ghannouchi, 47, head of the Islamic Tendency Movement, the group that has spearheaded fundamentalist agitation. He was instead sentenced to "forced labor in perpetuity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tunisia Punishing the Pious | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

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