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Moncef Marzouki, The Arab World’s First Real President

December 13, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

Can’t think of any previous Arab president who was democratically installed by the free will of his people. I just watched his moving swearing-in speech. What an enlightened man, a fitting match for this historic moment.