Slaheddine Baccouche Explained

Slaheddine Baccouche
Birth Date:14 August 1883
Birth Place:Tunis, French Tunisia
Death Place:Tunis, Tunisia
Nationality:Tunisian
Office:Prime minister of Tunisia
Term Start:15 May 1943
Term End:19 July 1947
Predecessor:Mohamed Chenik
Successor:Mustapha Kaak
Term Start1:26 March 1952
Term End1:2 March 1953
Monarch1:Muhammad VIII
Predecessor1:Mohamed Chenik
Successor1:Mohamed Salah Mzali
Spouse:Amina Ben Ayed

Slaheddine Baccouche (August 14, 1883  - December 24, 1959) was a Tunisian politician. He served as grand vizier of Tunis under Muhammad VIII al-Amin, from 1943 to 1947 and again from 1952 to 1954. His nephew was the writer Hachemi Baccouche.

Biography

He is the son of General Mohamed Baccouche, native of Cape Bon, Minister and Counselor beylical; his mother is Mamiya Ben Ayed, from a family of the Caidal aristocracy.

After having held several positions of caid in Sousse and Bizerte, he held the office of Grand Vizier twice during the reign of Lamine Bey from 15 May 1943 to 19 July 1947, and from 26 March 1952 to 2 March 1953.

He is often considered as one of the Tunisian personalities, who opposed the Tunisian national movement, with Mustapha Kaak, Abdelkader Belkhodja or Hédi Raïs.

He is the uncle of the writer Hachemi Baccouche.

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