Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique

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Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique was the long-ruling authoritarian political party of Tunisia under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali until its dissolution following the 2011 revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf authoritarian party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
associatedWith Zine El Abidine Ben Ali regime ⓘ
corruption in Tunisia ⓘ
human rights abuses in Tunisia ⓘ
bannedAfter 2011 Tunisian Revolution ⓘ
linked to: Tunisian Revolution
cameToPowerWith 1987 Tunisian coup d'état ⓘ
chairperson Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ⓘ
controlledElections yes ⓘ
controlledParliament yes ⓘ
country Tunisia ⓘ
countryOfOperation Tunisia ⓘ
dissolutionContext 2011 Tunisian Revolution ⓘ
dissolutionReason Tunisian Revolution ⓘ
dominantPeriod Ben Ali presidency ⓘ
foundedBy Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ⓘ
governanceStyle authoritarian rule ⓘ
single-party dominance ⓘ
governingPresident Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ⓘ
headquarters Tunis ⓘ
ideology authoritarianism ⓘ
secularism ⓘ
state-led nationalism ⓘ
involvedInEvent Tunisian Revolution ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
French ⓘ
leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ⓘ
legalStatus dissolved ⓘ
monopolyOnPower yes ⓘ
nativeName Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique ⓘ
التجمع الدستوري الديمقراطي ⓘ
operatedInSystem presidential system of Tunisia ⓘ
operatedUnderConstitution 1959 Constitution of Tunisia ⓘ
politicalPosition big tent ⓘ
centre-right ⓘ
politicalSystemType de facto single-party system ⓘ
predecessor Parti socialiste destourien ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Maghreb ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
roleInGovernment ruling party of Tunisia ⓘ
shortName RCD ⓘ
statusAfter2011 outlawed ⓘ
successorOrganizations various post-2011 parties formed by former members ⓘ
suppressedOpposition yes ⓘ
symbol green color ⓘ
timeInPowerDescription long-ruling ⓘ
typeOfOrganization mass party ⓘ
usedStateApparatus yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitutional Democratic Rally → alsoKnownAs → Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique ⓘ
RCD → fullName → Rassemblement Constitutionnel Démocratique ⓘ
linked to: Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique
Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique → nativeName → Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique ⓘ