Constitutional Democratic Rally

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The Constitutional Democratic Rally was Tunisia’s long-ruling authoritarian party under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, dissolved after being overthrown during the 2010–2011 Tunisian Revolution.

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Constitutional Democratic Rally canonical 5

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instanceOf authoritarian party
political party
abbreviation RCD
accusedOf corruption
electoral fraud
human rights abuses
alsoKnownAs Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique
associatedWithEvent Tunisian Revolution
surface form: 2010–2011 Tunisian Revolution
banned 2011
cameToPowerWith Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
chairperson Habib Bourguiba
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
color green
purple
controlledOffice President of Tunisia
surface form: Presidency of Tunisia

Tunisian government
Tunisian Parliament
surface form: Tunisian parliament
country Tunisia
dissolutionDecisionBy Constitutional Council of Tunisia
surface form: Tunisian court
dissolutionReason Tunisian Revolution
dissolved 2011-03-09
dominantPeriodEnd 2011
dominantPeriodStart 1987
electoralPerformance won all presidential elections under Ben Ali
won large majorities in parliamentary elections
foundedBy Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
governedUnderSystem dominant-party system
headquartersLocation Tunis
ideology authoritarianism
state nationalism
inception 1988-02-27
languageOfName Arabic
French
legalForm ruling party
nativeName التجمع الدستوري الديمقراطي
notableMember Habib Bourguiba
Kamel Morjane
Mohamed Ghannouchi
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
operatedIn Tunisian politics
originatedFrom renaming of the Socialist Destourian Party
politicalPosition big tent
precededBy Socialist Destourian Party
regionOfActivity North Africa
shortName RCD
successor Nidaa Tounes
wasRulingPartyOf Tunisia

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Tunisian Revolution opponent Constitutional Democratic Rally
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali memberOfPoliticalParty Constitutional Democratic Rally
Zine El Abidine memberOfPoliticalParty Constitutional Democratic Rally
subject surface form: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Socialist Destourian Party successor Constitutional Democratic Rally
Socialist Destourian Party mergedInto Constitutional Democratic Rally