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| 2011-04-26 — www.spiegel.de 
 ``In contrast to Tunisia's Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, Assad, with his comparatively liberal ideas, was seen as someone who had a chance of surviving the Arab spring. But he missed his opportunity to legitimize his rule with genuine concessions.'' 
	
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