TUNIS, Tunisia -                                 Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has reportedly died on Thursday, according to a statement by the Tunisian government.

The president had been brought to a military hospital early on Thursday in the capital, Tunis.

The 92-year-old president was taken to a military hospital twice in the last month and discharged on July 1.

Essebsi has been a prominent figure in Tunisia since the overthrow of veteran autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, which was followed by uprisings against authoritarian leaders across the Middle East, including in nearby Libya and Egypt.

Parliamentary elections are expected to be held on October 6, with a presidential vote following on November 17.

These will be the third set of polls in which Tunisians can vote freely following the 2011 revolution.

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