Will Kais Saied Escape Tunisia’s Curse?
Tunisia’s rulers have a history of meeting terrible ends—betrayal, prison, exile, or worse. Is Kais Saied next? Let’s look at the past:
Hannibal: Nearly defeated Rome, then got betrayed and poisoned himself.
Jugurtha: Fought Rome, got tricked, and starved to death in prison.
Husainid Kings: Ruled for centuries, but the last one, Lamine Bey, was jailed and died forgotten.
Bourguiba: Tunisia’s independence hero, overthrown, and kept under house arrest until death.
Ben Ali: Ruled for 23 years, fled in disgrace, and died in exile.
Nahdha: Kicked out, now most of them on jail or exile
Now, Kais Saied has all the power, but history says that never ends well in Tunisia. What do you think?