The nagging wife of Tunisia's ousted president had to force him to flee the country on a private jet by telling him to 'get on board, you idiot', a French magazine has revealed.
Shamed dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is said to have refused to board the plane at Tunis airport, insisting: 'I don't want to go. I want to die in my country.'
But wife Leila Trabelsi was overheard telling him: 'All my life I've had to put up with your stupidity. Just get on!'
Tunisian police chief Ali Seriati, also beside the steps of the plane, then added: 'For God's sake, just get on board.'
They finally managed to goad 74-year-old Ben Ali aboard by telling him it would only be a 'temporary exile' and he would be able to return soon, it was reported.
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[So.. the magic words are 'Abra Cadabra.. Get On Board, You Idiot'. We'll have to remember that. --Editor]
Shamed dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is said to have refused to board the plane at Tunis airport, insisting: 'I don't want to go. I want to die in my country.'
But wife Leila Trabelsi was overheard telling him: 'All my life I've had to put up with your stupidity. Just get on!'
Tunisian police chief Ali Seriati, also beside the steps of the plane, then added: 'For God's sake, just get on board.'
They finally managed to goad 74-year-old Ben Ali aboard by telling him it would only be a 'temporary exile' and he would be able to return soon, it was reported.
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[So.. the magic words are 'Abra Cadabra.. Get On Board, You Idiot'. We'll have to remember that. --Editor]
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