2025 in Tunisia

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	History of Tunisia List of years in Tunisia

Events in the year 2025 in Tunisia .

Incumbents

• President: Kais Saied
• Prime Minister: Kamel Madouri (until 20 March); Sara Zaafarani (since 20 March)
• President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Ibrahim Bouderbala
• Government: Madouri Cabinet

Events

January

• 1 January – Two boats carrying migrants sink off the coast of Sfax, killing 27 passengers. ^[1]
• 24 January – A man sets himself on fire outside the Grand Synagogue of Tunis before being shot dead by police. Two people, including a police officer, are injured from the flames. ^[2]

February

• 3 February – A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits Meknassy, injuring three people. ^[3]

March

• 20 March – President Saied dismisses Kamel Madouri as prime minister and replaces him with equipment and housing minister Sara Zaafarani. ^[4]

April

• 14 April – A wall collapses at a school in Mezzouna, killing three students. ^[5]
• 19 April – Forty political opposition figures are convicted and sentenced to up to 66 years' imprisonment on charges including plotting against the state and terrorism. ^[6]

May

• 3 May – Former prime minister Ali Larayedh is sentenced to 34 years' imprisonment on charges of facilitating travel by jihadists to Syria. ^[7]
• 8 May – A Jewish resident is injured in an axe attack in Djerba. ^[8]

June

• 12 June – Opposition politician Abir Moussi is sentenced to two years' imprisonment for criticising the legislative electoral process. ^[9]
• 20 June – Former president Moncef Marzouki is sentenced in absentia by the Tunis Court of First Instance to 22 years' imprisonment on terrorism charges. ^[10]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Tunisia

Source: ^[11]

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• March 20 – Independence Day
• March 30-31 – Eid al-Fitr
• April 1 – Eid al-Fitr holiday
• April 9 – Martyrs' Day
• May 1 – Labour Day
• June 6 – Eid al-Adha
• June 26 – Islamic New Year
• July 25 – Republic Day
• August 13 – Women's Day
• September 4 – Milad un-Nabi
• October 15 – Evacuation Day
• December 17 – Revolution Day

Deaths

• 23 April – Fouad Mebazaa, 91, speaker of the Chamber of Deputies (1997–2011) and acting president (2011) ^[12]

Art and entertainment

• List of Tunisian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

1. "At least 27 people killed, dozens rescued after two shipwrecks off Tunisia". Al Jazeera. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
2. "A man set himself on fire outside a Tunisian synagogue and was killed by police". AP News. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
3. "الرجّة الأرضية بالمكناسي: سقوط جزء من سقف مصنع وتشقّق جدران ومباني ...تونس" (in Arabic). PressBee. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
4. "Tunisia's president sacks third prime minister in less than two years". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
5. "Deadly Tunisia school wall collapse sparks outcry in nation's hinterland". France 24. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
6. "Tunisian opposition figures sentenced to up to 66 years in prison". AP News. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
7. "Ex-Tunisian PM jailed for 34 Years". Africanews. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
8. "Jewish jeweler hospitalized after axe attack in Tunisia". AP News. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
9. "Tunisian opposition politician Abir Moussi sentenced to two years in prison". Africanews. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
10. "Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 22 years in absentia". Africanews. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
11. "Tunisia Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
12. "Tunisie : Décès de Fouad Mebazaa". La Presse. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.

External links

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