2020 in Tunisia
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Events in the year 2020 in Tunisia.
Incumbents
- President: Kais Saied
- Prime Minister
- Youssef Chahed (until February 27, 2020)
- Elyes Fakhfakh (since February 27, 2020)[1][2]
- President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Rached Ghannouchi
Events
- January 14 – Revolution and Youth Day (2011)
- February 3 – President Kais Saied visits Algeria in his first trip outside the country.[3]
- February 9 – 1,200 runners participate in a half-Marathon (21 kilometers) in Djerba, Tunisia.[4]
- February 17 – President Kais Saied says he will call early elections if a parliamentary stalemate is not resolved by February 21. He calls this the worst political crisis since 1956.[5]
- March 6 – Suicide bombing outside U.S. Embassy in Tunis[6]
- March 20 – Independence Day (1956 from France)
- July 15 – Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigns over an alleged conflict of interest.[7]
- July 25 - Hichem Mechichi, the Ministry of the Interior is chosen as Prime Minister.[8]
Sports
- January 16 – January 26: 2020 African Men's Handball Championship: Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–23 in the final.[9]
- February 9 – 1,200 runners participate in half-Marathon (21 kilometers) in Djerba, Tunisia.[10]
Deaths
- January 7 – Abderrazak Rassaa, politician (b. 1930)[11]
- January 21 – Hédi Baccouche, politician (b. 1930)[12]
- January 27 – Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, political activist and blogger (b. 1983).[13]
- February 10 – Saïd Amara, 75, handball player and coach (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, National Team)[14]
- March 6 – Lieutenant Taoufik Mohammed El Nissaoui, 52, police officer killed during terrorist attack[6]
- March 27 – Hamed Karoui, 92, politician, Prime Minister (1989–1999) and Minister of Justice (1988–1989)[15]
- April 20 – Noureddine Diwa, 83, footballer (Stade Tunisien, Limoges, national team)[16]
- May 13 – Chedli Klibi, 94, politician, Minister of Culture (1961–1970, 1971–1973, 1976–1978) and Secretary-General of the Arab League (1979–1990).[17]
- July 8 – Abdelmajid Tlemçani, 82–83, footballer (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, national team).[18]
- July 28 – Gisèle Halimi, 93, Tunisian-French lawyer and feminist.[19]
- August 11 – Salah Chaoua, 73, footballer (Club Africain, Al-Madina SC, National Team).[20]
See also
References
- ^ Tunisia: Swearing in of the Fakhfakh government at the Presidential Palace in Carthage (in French) Kapitalis, 27 Feb 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020
- ^ CIA Factbook: Tunisia retrieved 30 March 2020
- ^ Tunisian president arrives in Algeria on his first trip abroad Middle East Monitor, 3 Feb 2020
- ^ Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020
- ^ "Tunisia stalemate risks forcing new election". BBC World Service. 17 Feb 2020. Retrieved 17 Feb 2020.
- ^ a b Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy Al Jazeera, 6 Mar 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020
- ^ "Tunisian PM resigns triggering political crisis". Reuters. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Tunisia's president picks interior minister to lead new government". France 24. 25 July 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ 2020 African champion Egypt (in French) retrieved 6 Apr 2020
- ^ Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020
- ^ "Décès de l'ancien ministre Abderrazak Rassaa". businessnews.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Hédi Baccouche n'est plus". realites.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Disparition de Lina Ben Mheni". espacemanager.com (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Tunisia-Former national handball coach Saïd Amara passes away
- ^ Dernière minute: Décès de Hamed Karoui à 92 ans (in French)
- ^ Noureddine Diwa n'est plus (in French)
- ^ Chedli Klibi n’est plus (in French)
- ^ Décès de Abdelmajid Tlemçani (in French)
- ^ Avocate et figure féministe, Gisèle Halimi est morte (in French)
- ^ Club Africain : Décès de Salah Chaoua (in French)
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