2024 in Tunisia

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Events in the year 2024 in Tunisia.

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Events

  • 27 March – A court in Tunis sentences four people to death and two others to life in prison for the 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid.[1]
  • 10 May – The 2024 African Trampoline Championships are held in Bizerte
  • 14 May – Police raid the headquarters of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers and arrest Mahdi Zagrouba, known for his opposition to President Kais Saied, following the arrest of lawyer Sonia Dahmani and two journalists on 12 May.[2]
  • 25 May – President Saied replaces interior minister Kamel Feki and social affairs minister Malek Zahi with Khaled Nouri and Kamel Madouri respectively in a cabinet reshuffle.[3]
  • 21 June – President Saied dismisses Minister of Religious Affairs Ibrahim Chaibi [fr] after 49 Tunisians were reported to have died so far in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.[4]
  • 26 June – Unidentified attackers open fire on a military patrol in Remada, near the Libyan border, killing a soldier.[5]
  • 4 July – Opposition leader and founder of the Republican People's Union party Lotfi Mraïhi is arrested on suspicion of money laundering.[6]
  • 19 July:
    • A court sentences Lotfi Mraïhi, a potential presidential candidate, to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying, and also bans Mraïhi from running in presidential elections.[7]
    • President Saied announces his candidacy for a second term.[8]
  • 6 August – A court sentences opposition leader Abir Moussi to two years in prison for insulting the Independent High Authority for Elections. The court also sentences four potential presidential candidates, including activist Nizar Chaari, to eight months in prison and bans them from running for office on charges of vote buying.[9]
  • 7 August – President Saied dismisses prime minister Ahmed Hachani and replaces him with social affairs minister Kamel Madouri.[10]
  • 9 August - Firas Katoussi wins a gold medal in Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming Tunisia's first Olympic champion in Taekwondo.[11]

Scheduled

Holidays

Source:[13]

Art and entertainment

Deaths

  • 1 January – Khemais Chammari, 81, diplomat, human rights activist, and politician, deputy (1994–1996).
  • 18 January – Mohamed Ghozzi, 74, poet and literary critic.
  • 9 July – Hédi M'henni, 81, politician, minister of the interior (2002–2004) and defence (2004–2005).[14]

References

  1. ^ "Tunisia sentences four to death for 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. ^ "Tunisian police arrest lawyer in new raid on bar association headquarters". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ^ "Tunisia's President Saied reshuffles cabinet after wave of arrests". France 24. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  4. ^ "Tunisia sacks religious affairs minister amid Hajj casualties". June 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Gunmen attack Tunisian military patrol near Libya border; soldier killed". June 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Tunisia opposition leader Lotfi Mraihi arrested". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  7. ^ "Tunisian court jails opposition leader, bans him from presidential elections". Reuters. July 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Tunisian President Kais Saied announces bid for reelection amidst turbulent first term". Le Monde.fr. 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  9. ^ "Tunisia: Leading opposition figure Moussi sentenced to jail". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  10. ^ "Tunisia's President Saied reshuffles cabinet after wave of arrests". Al Jazeera. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Katoussi and Marton win taekwondo golds". BBC Sport. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Tunisia to hold presidential election on October 6". France 24. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Tunisia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  14. ^ LM (2024-07-09). "Tunisie – Décès de l'ancien ministre le Dr Hedi Mhenni". Tunisie (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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