2020 in Tunisia
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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.[1]
- February 9 – 1,200 runners participate in half-Marathon (21 kilometers) in Djerba, Tunisia.[2]
- 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.[3]
- March 6 - Suicide bombing outside U.S. Embassy in Tunis[4]
- March 20 – Independence Day (1956 from France)
Sports
- January 16 – January 26: 2020 African Men's Handball Championship: Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–23 in the final.[5]
- February 9 – 1,200 runners participate in half-Marathon (21 kilometers) in Djerba, Tunisia.[6]
Deaths
- January 7 – Abderrazak Rassaa, politician (b. 1930)[7]
- January 21 – Hédi Baccouche, politician (b. 1930)[8]
- January 27 – Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, political activist and blogger (b. 1983).[9]
- February 10 – Saïd Amara, 75, handball player and coach (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, National Team)[10]
- March 6 – Lieutenant Taoufik Mohammed El Nissaoui, 52, police officer killed during terrorist attack[4]
- March 27 – Hamed Karoui, 92, Tunisian politician, Prime Minister (1989–1999) and Minister of Justice (1988–1989)[11]
- April 20 – Noureddine Diwa, 83, footballer (Stade Tunisien, Limoges, national team)[12]
- May 13 – Chedli Klibi, 94, Tunisian politician, Minister of Culture (1961–1970, 1971–1973, 1976–1978) and Secretary-General of the Arab League (1979–1990).[13]
See also
References
- Tunisian president arrives in Algeria on his first trip abroad Middle East Monitor, 3 Feb 2020
- Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020
- "Tunisia stalemate risks forcing new election". BBC World Service. 17 Feb 2020. Retrieved 17 Feb 2020.
- Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy Al Jazeera, 6 Mar 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020
- 2020 African champion Egypt (in French) retrieved 6 Apr 2020
- Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020
- "Décès de l'ancien ministre Abderrazak Rassaa". businessnews.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Hédi Baccouche n'est plus". realites.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Disparition de Lina Ben Mheni". espacemanager.com (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- Tunisia-Former national handball coach Saïd Amara passes away
- Dernière minute: Décès de Hamed Karoui à 92 ans (in French)
- Noureddine Diwa n'est plus (in French)
- Chedli Klibi n’est plus (in French)
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