Thus, Ben Ali has demoted prominent politicians back when they attained sufficient influence to be considered potential successors. He is apparently concerned that one of them could imitate a coup like the one he led in 1987 that toppled Habib Bourguiba.
因此，本阿里会将影响力足以成为潜在继任者的著名政治人士降职。他显然担心他们中的某个人可能会模仿他在 1987 年推翻 哈比卜·布尔吉巴 的那次军事政变。（他随后就修改了宪法以防止类似事件再次发生）。