2024 in Tunisia
Tunisia-related events during 2024
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Events in the year 2024 in Tunisia.
Incumbents
- President: Kais Saied
- Prime Minister: Ahmed Hachani
- President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Ibrahim Bouderbala
- Government: Hachani Cabinet
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]
- 4 July – Opposition leader and founder of the Republican People's Union party Lotfi Mraïhi is arrested on suspicion of money laundering.[5]
Scheduled
- October 6 – 2024 Tunisian presidential election[6]
Holidays
Source:[7]
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- March 20 – Independence Day
- April 9 – Martyrs' Day
- April 12 – Eid al-Fitr
- May 1 – Labour Day
- June 16 – Eid al-Adha
- 7 July – Islamic New Year
- July 25 – Republic Day
- August 13 – Women's Day
- September 15 – Milad un-Nabi
- October 15 – Evacuation Day
- December 17 – Revolution Day
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).[8]
References
- ^ "Tunisia sentences four to death for 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Tunisian police arrest lawyer in new raid on bar association headquarters". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Tunisia's President Saied reshuffles cabinet after wave of arrests". France 24. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Tunisia sacks religious affairs minister amid Hajj casualties". June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Tunisia opposition leader Lotfi Mraihi arrested". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Tunisia to hold presidential election on October 6". France 24. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Tunisia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ 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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