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List of events
Events in the year 2020 in
Tunisia .
Incumbents
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
Deaths
Hédi Baccouche
Lina Ben Mhenni
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
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]
See also
References
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Tunisia: Swearing in of the Fakhfakh government at the Presidential Palace in Carthage (in French) Kapitalis, 27 Feb 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020
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CIA Factbook: Tunisia retrieved 30 March 2020
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Tunisian president arrives in Algeria on his first trip abroad Middle East Monitor, 3 Feb 2020
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Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020
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"Tunisia stalemate risks forcing new election" . BBC World Service . 17 Feb 2020. Retrieved 17 Feb 2020 .
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Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy Al Jazeera, 6 Mar 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020
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"Tunisian PM resigns triggering political crisis" .
Reuters . 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020 .
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"Tunisia's president picks interior minister to lead new government" . France 24 . 25 July 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
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2020 African champion Egypt
Archived 2020-01-27 at the
Wayback Machine (in French) retrieved 6 Apr 2020
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Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020
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"Décès de l'ancien ministre Abderrazak Rassaa" . businessnews.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020 .
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"Hédi Baccouche n'est plus" . realites.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020 .
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"Disparition de Lina Ben Mheni" . espacemanager.com (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2020 .
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Tunisia-Former national handball coach Saïd Amara passes away
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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 .
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Noureddine Diwa n'est plus (in French)
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Chedli Klibi n’est plus (in French)
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Décès de Abdelmajid Tlemçani (in French)
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"Décès de Radhi Jazi, ancien président de l'Ordre des pharmaciens" . realites.com.tn (in French). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020 .
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Avocate et figure féministe, Gisèle Halimi est morte (in French)
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Club Africain : Décès de Salah Chaoua (in French)
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Tunisie : Décès de l'ex-ministre sous l'ancien régime, Ali Chaouch (in French)
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Décès de la légende du football Hammadi Agrebi (in French)
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Décès de Mohamed Gueddiche (in French)
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Décès d'Ahmed Ben Salah (in French)
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OB : Nabil Bechaouch nous a quittés (in French)
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Éric Assous, auteur et scénariste prolifique pour le théâtre et le cinéma, est mort à 64 ans (in French)
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Mort de la célèbre chanteuse Naâma (in French)
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CA : Décès de l'ex-gloire des années 60 et 70 Abderrahmane Rahmouni (in French)
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Décès de l'ancien ministre de l'Intérieur Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni (in French)
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"At least 20 migrants drown after boat sinks off Tunisia" . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020 .
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Décès de l'écrivain et militant Gilbert Naccache (in French)
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Tunisia-Zouhaïra Salem passes away