2019 in Tunisia explained

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

• June 27 – Suicide Bombing in Tunis, Tunisia

July

• July 5 – Tunisia bans the burqa.^{[1] [2]}

September

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

October

• 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
• October 13 – The second round of the 2019 Tunisian presidential election is held and Kais Saied wins
• October 21 – Former Professor Kais Saied becomes President of Tunisia

Deaths

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tunisia bans niqab in government offices | DW | 05.07.2019. DW.COM.
2. Web site: Tunisia bans face veils in public institutions after bombing. www.aljazeera.com.
3. Web site: Décès du syndicaliste et ancien ministre de Bourguiba, Mustapha Filali, 97 ans : un parcours d'exception . fr . leaders.com.tn . 23 January 2019.
4. Web site: Décès du grand peintre Hédi Turki : Une grande figure de l'Ecole de Tunis. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331100352/http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2019/03/31/deces-du-grand-peintre-hedi-turki-une-grande-figure-de-lecole-de-tunis/. March 31, 2019. March 31, 2019. Kapitalis.