2020 in Tunisia

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Last updated November 23, 2022

Events in the year 2020 in Tunisia.

Incumbents

President: Kais Saied
Prime Minister
- Youssef Chahed (until February 27, 2020)
- Elyes Fakhfakh (February 27, 2020 – September 2, 2020)^[1]^[2]
- Hichem Mechichi (since September 2, 2020)
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 Minister 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 to April

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 4 – Leïla Menchari, 93, decorator and designer, COVID-19^[16]
April 20 – Noureddine Diwa, 83, footballer (Stade Tunisien, Limoges, national team)^[17]

May to August

May 13 – Chedli Klibi, 94, politician, Minister of Culture (1961–1970, 1971–1973, 1976–1978) and Secretary-General of the Arab League (1979–1990).^[18]
July 8 – Abdelmajid Tlemçani, 82–83, footballer (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, national team).^[19]
July 27 – Radhi Jazi, 92, Tunisian pharmacist.^[20]
July 28 – Gisèle Halimi, 93, Tunisian-French lawyer and feminist.^[21]
August 11 – Salah Chaoua, 73, footballer (Club Africain, Al-Madina SC, National Team).^[22]
August 17 – Ali Chaouch, 72, politician, Minister of the Interior (1997–1999).^[23]
August 21
- Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, 69, footballer (Sfaxien, Al-Nassr, national team).^[24]
- Mohamed Gueddiche, 78, cardiologist, presidential doctor.^[25]

September to December

16 September – Ahmed Ben Salah, 94, politician, Minister of Finance (1961–1969).^[26]
7 October – Nabil Bechaouch, 49–50, footballer (Olympique Béja, national team).^[27]
14 October – Éric Assous, 64, Tunisian-born French film director, screenwriter ( The Banned Woman , The Girl from Paris , 22 Bullets ) and dramatist.^[28]
18 October – Naâma, 84, singer.^[29]
23 October – Abderrahmane Rahmouni, 75, footballer (Club Africain).^[30]
18 December – Yazid Zerhouni, 83, Tunisian-born Algerian politician.^[31]
24 December – At least twenty migrants drown when their boat capsizes near Sfax.^[32]
26 December – Gilbert Naccache, 81, writer and far-left militant.^[33]
27 December – Zouheïra Salem, 80, singer.^[34]

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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
↑ Tunisia: 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.
1 2 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 Archived 2020-01-27 at the Wayback Machine (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)
↑ Champenois, Sabrina (5 April 2020). "Leïla Menchari, la fée des vitrines Hermès s'en est allée". Libération (in French). Retrieved February 27, 2021.
↑ Noureddine Diwa n'est plus (in French)
↑ Chedli Klibi n’est plus (in French)
↑ Décès de Abdelmajid Tlemçani (in French)
↑ "Décès de Radhi Jazi, ancien président de l'Ordre des pharmaciens". realites.com.tn (in French). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
↑ Avocate et figure féministe, Gisèle Halimi est morte (in French)
↑ Club Africain : Décès de Salah Chaoua (in French)
↑ Tunisie : Décès de l'ex-ministre sous l'ancien régime, Ali Chaouch (in French)
↑ Décès de la légende du football Hammadi Agrebi (in French)
↑ Décès de Mohamed Gueddiche (in French)
↑ Décès d'Ahmed Ben Salah (in French)
↑ OB : Nabil Bechaouch nous a quittés (in French)
↑ Éric Assous, auteur et scénariste prolifique pour le théâtre et le cinéma, est mort à 64 ans (in French)
↑ Mort de la célèbre chanteuse Naâma (in French)
↑ CA : Décès de l'ex-gloire des années 60 et 70 Abderrahmane Rahmouni (in French)
↑ Décès de l'ancien ministre de l'Intérieur Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni (in French)
↑ "At least 20 migrants drown after boat sinks off Tunisia". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
↑ Décès de l'écrivain et militant Gilbert Naccache (in French)
↑ Tunisia-Zouhaïra Salem passes away

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[1] Tunisia: Swearing in of the Fakhfakh government at the Presidential Palace in Carthage (in French) Kapitalis, 27 Feb 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020

[2] CIA Factbook: Tunisia retrieved 30 March 2020

[3] Tunisian president arrives in Algeria on his first trip abroad Middle East Monitor, 3 Feb 2020

[4] Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020

[5] "Tunisia stalemate risks forcing new election". BBC World Service. 17 Feb 2020. Retrieved 17 Feb 2020.

[suicide-6] 1 2 Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy Al Jazeera, 6 Mar 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020

[7] "Tunisian PM resigns triggering political crisis". Reuters . 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[8] "Tunisia's president picks interior minister to lead new government". France 24. 25 July 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

[9] 2020 African champion Egypt Archived 2020-01-27 at the Wayback Machine (in French) retrieved 6 Apr 2020

[10] Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020

[11] "Décès de l'ancien ministre Abderrazak Rassaa". businessnews.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[12] "Hédi Baccouche n'est plus". realites.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[13] "Disparition de Lina Ben Mheni". espacemanager.com (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[14] Tunisia-Former national handball coach Saïd Amara passes away

[15] Dernière minute: Décès de Hamed Karoui à 92 ans (in French)

[16] Champenois, Sabrina (5 April 2020). "Leïla Menchari, la fée des vitrines Hermès s'en est allée". Libération (in French). Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[17] Noureddine Diwa n'est plus (in French)

[18] Chedli Klibi n’est plus (in French)

[19] Décès de Abdelmajid Tlemçani (in French)

[20] "Décès de Radhi Jazi, ancien président de l'Ordre des pharmaciens". realites.com.tn (in French). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[21] Avocate et figure féministe, Gisèle Halimi est morte (in French)

[22] Club Africain : Décès de Salah Chaoua (in French)

[23] Tunisie : Décès de l'ex-ministre sous l'ancien régime, Ali Chaouch (in French)

[24] Décès de la légende du football Hammadi Agrebi (in French)

[25] Décès de Mohamed Gueddiche (in French)

[26] Décès d'Ahmed Ben Salah (in French)

[27] OB : Nabil Bechaouch nous a quittés (in French)

[28] Éric Assous, auteur et scénariste prolifique pour le théâtre et le cinéma, est mort à 64 ans (in French)

[29] Mort de la célèbre chanteuse Naâma (in French)

[30] CA : Décès de l'ex-gloire des années 60 et 70 Abderrahmane Rahmouni (in French)

[31] Décès de l'ancien ministre de l'Intérieur Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni (in French)

[32] "At least 20 migrants drown after boat sinks off Tunisia". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[33] Décès de l'écrivain et militant Gilbert Naccache (in French)

[34] Tunisia-Zouhaïra Salem passes away

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Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara