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 [ 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
^ Tunisia: Swearing in of the Fakhfakh government at the Presidential Palace in Carthage (in French) Kapitalis, 27 Feb 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020^ CIA Factbook: Tunisia retrieved 30 March 2020^ Tunisian president arrives in Algeria on his first trip abroad Middle East Monitor, 3 Feb 2020^ Tunisia: 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 .^ a b Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy Al Jazeera, 6 Mar 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020^ "Tunisian PM resigns triggering political crisis" . Reuters the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020 .^ "Tunisia's president picks interior minister to lead new government" . France 24 . 25 July 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020 .^ 2020 African champion Egypt Archived 2020-01-27 at the Wayback Machine (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) ^ Champenois, Sabrina (5 April 2020). "Leïla Menchari, la fée des vitrines Hermès s'en est allée" . Libération (in French). Retrieved February 27, 2021 . ^ Noureddine Diwa n'est plus (in French) ^ Chedli Klibi n’est plus (in French) ^ Décès de Abdelmajid Tlemçani (in French) ^ "Décès de Radhi Jazi, ancien président de l'Ordre des pharmaciens" . realites.com.tn (in French). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020 .^ Avocate et figure féministe, Gisèle Halimi est morte (in French) ^ Club Africain : Décès de Salah Chaoua (in French) ^ Tunisie : Décès de l'ex-ministre sous l'ancien régime, Ali Chaouch (in French) ^ Décès de la légende du football Hammadi Agrebi (in French) ^ Décès de Mohamed Gueddiche (in French) ^ Décès d'Ahmed Ben Salah (in French) ^ OB : Nabil Bechaouch nous a quittés (in French) ^ Éric Assous, auteur et scénariste prolifique pour le théâtre et le cinéma, est mort à 64 ans (in French) ^ Mort de la célèbre chanteuse Naâma (in French) ^ CA : Décès de l'ex-gloire des années 60 et 70 Abderrahmane Rahmouni (in French) ^ Décès de l'ancien ministre de l'Intérieur Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni (in French) ^ "At least 20 migrants drown after boat sinks off Tunisia" . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020 .^ Décès de l'écrivain et militant Gilbert Naccache (in French) ^ Tunisia-Zouhaïra Salem passes away
