Let's not forget: some hours before being ousted, Ben Ali of Tunisia and Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso did not suspect that democracy would triumph over an all-powerful statesman. 
Tusisahau: masaa kadhaa kabla ya kung'olewa, Ben Ali wa Tunisia na Blaise Compaoré wa Burkina Faso hawakuwa na habari kuwa demokrasia ingeshinda dhidi ya watawala wanaojiona wana nguvu zote.