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Summary About 300 thousand demonstrators took to the streets of Tunis to protest against the current Tunisian government.
The rally, dubbed by the demonstrators a day of rage, appeared to be the biggest since uprisings in North Africas most developed country ended the 23-year rule of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on January 14 and sparked pro-democracy protests across the Arab world.Demonstrators shouted slogans calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, a former ally of Ben Ali, from the interim government. Some protesters carried images of Ghannouchis face merging seamlessly into that of the Ben Alis, shouting shame on the governmentThe interim government charged with organising elections has undergone several changes after street protests, but Ghannouchi, seen by some as an asset for his familiarity with the countrys affairs, has remained. He was prime minister for more than a decade under Ben Alis rule, which Tunisians saw as oppressive and corrupt.
