2019 in Tunisia

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Events in the year 2019 in Tunisia.

Incumbents

• President: Kais Saied
• Prime Minister: Youssef Chahed
• President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Rached Ghannouchi

Events

June

• 27 - Suicide Bombing in Tunis, Tunisia

July

• 5 - Tunisia bans the burqa.[1][2]

September

• 15 - The first round of the 2019 Tunisian presidential election is held

October

• 6 - The 2019 Tunisian parliamentary election are held and Ennahdha Movement wins with 52 seats in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People
• 13 - The second round of the 2019 Tunisian presidential election is held and Kais Saied wins
• 21 - Former Professor Kais Saied becomes President of Tunisia

Deaths

Mustapha Filali

Hedi Turki

Meeting between Ben Ali and U.S. President George W. Bush, in 2004, at the White House

• 20 January – Mustapha Filali, politician (b. 1921).[3]

• 31 March – Hedi Turki, painter (b. 1922).[4]

• 25 July - Beji Caid Essebsi incumbent president Sebsi.

• 15 September 2019 — Chadlia Caid Essebsi (b. 1936), 83, Tunisian consort, First Lady (2014–2019), heart attack.
• September 19 – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 14th Prime Minister and 2nd President of Tunisia (b. 1936)

References

1. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Tunisia bans niqab in government offices | DW | 05.07.2019". DW.COM.
2. "Tunisia bans face veils in public institutions after bombing". www.aljazeera.com.
3. "Décès du syndicaliste et ancien ministre de Bourguiba, Mustapha Filali, 97 ans : un parcours d'exception". leaders.com.tn (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
4. "Décès du grand peintre Hédi Turki : Une grande figure de l'Ecole de Tunis". Kapitalis. March 31, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019.