2020 in Tunisia explained

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

See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 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
• 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]

See also

• 2020 in North Africa
• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia
• 2020s
• African Union
• Arab League
• List of terrorist incidents in Tunisia

Notes and References

1. http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2020/02/27/tunisie-prestation-de-serment-du-gouvernement-fakhfakh-au-palais-presidentiel-de-carthage-video/ Tunisia: Swearing in of the Fakhfakh government at the Presidential Palace in Carthage
2. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tunisia/ CIA Factbook: Tunisia
3. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200203-tunisian-president-arrives-in-algeria-on-his-first-trip-abroad/ Tunisian president arrives in Algeria on his first trip abroad
4. https://allafrica.com/stories/202002100696.html Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon
5. Web site: BBC World Service. Tunisia stalemate risks forcing new election. 17 Feb 2020. 17 Feb 2020.
6. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/explosion-reported-embassy-tunisia-200306105501481.html Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy
7. Web site: Tunisian PM resigns triggering political crisis. Reuters. 15 July 2020. 15 July 2020.
8. Web site: Tunisia's president picks interior minister to lead new government . France 24 . July 26, 2020 . en . 25 July 2020.
9. http://www.can2020.tn/legypte-champion-dafrique-2020/ 2020 African champion Egypt
10. https://allafrica.com/stories/202002100696.html Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon
11. Web site: Décès de l'ancien ministre Abderrazak Rassaa . businessnews.com . fr . 26 January 2020.
12. Web site: Hédi Baccouche n'est plus . realites.com . fr . 26 January 2020.
13. Web site: Disparition de Lina Ben Mheni . espacemanager.com . fr . 27 January 2020.
14. https://news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com/tunisia-former-national-handball-coach-said-amara-passes-away/ Tunisia-Former national handball coach Saïd Amara passes away
15. https://www.tunisienumerique.com/derniere-minute-deces-de-hamed-karoui-a-92-ans/ Dernière minute: Décès de Hamed Karoui à 92 ans
16. News: Champenois . Sabrina . Leïla Menchari, la fée des vitrines Hermès s'en est allée . February 27, 2021 . Libération . 5 April 2020 . fr.
17. https://www.kawarji.com/actu-58622-noureddine-diwa-n-est-plus.html Noureddine Diwa n'est plus
18. https://www.mosaiquefm.net/fr/actualite-national-tunisie/739837/chedli-klibi-n-est-plus Chedli Klibi n’est plus
19. https://www.businessnews.com.tn/deces-de-abdelmajid-tlemcani,520,100103,3 Décès de Abdelmajid Tlemçani
20. Web site: Décès de Radhi Jazi, ancien président de l'Ordre des pharmaciens. realites.com.tn. fr. 27 July 2020. 28 July 2020.
21. https://www.actu.fr/societe/avocate-et-figure-feministe-gisele-halimi-est-decedee-a-93-ans-ce-mardi_35200115.html/amp Avocate et figure féministe, Gisèle Halimi est morte
22. https://news.gnet.tn/club-africain-deces-de-salah-chaoua/ Club Africain : Décès de Salah Chaoua
23. https://news.gnet.tn/tunisie-deces-de-lex-ministre-sous-lancien-regime-ali-chaouch/ Tunisie : Décès de l'ex-ministre sous l'ancien régime, Ali Chaouch
24. https://www.businessnews.com.tn/deces-de-la-legende-du-football-hammadi-agrebi,520,101338,3 Décès de la légende du football Hammadi Agrebi
25. https://www.leconomistemaghrebin.com/2020/08/21/deces-de-mohamed-gueddiche/ Décès de Mohamed Gueddiche
26. https://www.businessnews.com.tn/deces-dahmed-ben-salah-,520,102107,3 Décès d'Ahmed Ben Salah
27. https://www.infosfoot.net/2020/10/07/o-b-nabil-bechaouch-nous-a-quittes/ OB : Nabil Bechaouch nous a quittés
28. https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/eric-assous-auteur-et-scenariste-prolifique-pour-le-theatre-et-nbsp-le-cinema-est-mort-a-64-ans-20201012 Éric Assous, auteur et scénariste prolifique pour le théâtre et le cinéma, est mort à 64 ans
29. https://www.espacemanager.com/mort-de-la-celebre-chanteuse-naama.html Mort de la célèbre chanteuse Naâma
30. https://www.infosfoot.net/2020/10/23/ca-deces-de-lex-gloire-des-annees-60-et-70-abderrahmane-rahmouni/ CA : Décès de l'ex-gloire des années 60 et 70 Abderrahmane Rahmouni
31. http://www.aps.dz/algerie/114483-deces-de-l-ancien-ministre-de-l-interieur-noureddine-yazid-zerhouni Décès de l'ancien ministre de l'Intérieur Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni
32. News: At least 20 migrants drown after boat sinks off Tunisia . December 24, 2020 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . December 24, 2020 . en.
33. https://www.businessnews.com.tn/deces-de-lecrivain-et-militant-gilbert-naccae,520,104671,3 Décès de l'écrivain et militant Gilbert Naccache
34. https://news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com/tunisia-zouhaira-salem-passes-away/ Tunisia-Zouhaïra Salem passes away