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See also:	History of Tunisia; List of years in Tunisia;

Events in the year 2020 in Tunisia.

Incumbents

President: Kais Saied
Prime Minister
- Youssef Chahed (until February 27, 2020)
- Elyes Fakhfakh (February 27, 2020 – September 2, 2020)^[1]^[2]
- Hichem Mechichi (since September 2, 2020)
President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Rached Ghannouchi

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

January 16 – January 26: 2020 African Men's Handball Championship: Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–23 in the final.^[9]
February 9 – 1,200 runners participate in half-Marathon (21 kilometers) in Djerba, Tunisia.^[10]

Deaths

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
- Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, 69, footballer (Sfaxien, Al-Nassr, national team).^[24]
- Mohamed Gueddiche, 78, cardiologist, presidential doctor.^[25]

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) and dramatist.^[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]

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. 15 July 2020. Archived from 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

[1] Tunisia: Swearing in of the Fakhfakh government at the Presidential Palace in Carthage (in French) Kapitalis, 27 Feb 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020

[2] CIA Factbook: Tunisia retrieved 30 March 2020

[3] Tunisian president arrives in Algeria on his first trip abroad Middle East Monitor, 3 Feb 2020

[4] Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020

[5] "Tunisia stalemate risks forcing new election". BBC World Service. 17 Feb 2020. Retrieved 17 Feb 2020.

[suicide-6] Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy Al Jazeera, 6 Mar 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020

[7] "Tunisian PM resigns triggering political crisis". Reuters. 15 July 2020. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[8] "Tunisia's president picks interior minister to lead new government". France 24. 25 July 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

[9] 2020 African champion Egypt Archived 2020-01-27 at the Wayback Machine (in French) retrieved 6 Apr 2020

[10] Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020

[11] "Décès de l'ancien ministre Abderrazak Rassaa". businessnews.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[12] "Hédi Baccouche n'est plus". realites.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[13] "Disparition de Lina Ben Mheni". espacemanager.com (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[14] Tunisia-Former national handball coach Saïd Amara passes away

[15] Dernière minute: Décès de Hamed Karoui à 92 ans (in French)

[16] Champenois, Sabrina (5 April 2020). "Leïla Menchari, la fée des vitrines Hermès s'en est allée". Libération (in French). Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[17] Noureddine Diwa n'est plus (in French)

[18] Chedli Klibi n’est plus (in French)

[19] Décès de Abdelmajid Tlemçani (in French)

[20] "Décès de Radhi Jazi, ancien président de l'Ordre des pharmaciens". realites.com.tn (in French). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[21] Avocate et figure féministe, Gisèle Halimi est morte (in French)

[22] Club Africain : Décès de Salah Chaoua (in French)

[23] Tunisie : Décès de l'ex-ministre sous l'ancien régime, Ali Chaouch (in French)

[24] Décès de la légende du football Hammadi Agrebi (in French)

[25] Décès de Mohamed Gueddiche (in French)

[26] Décès d'Ahmed Ben Salah (in French)

[27] OB : Nabil Bechaouch nous a quittés (in French)

[28] Éric Assous, auteur et scénariste prolifique pour le théâtre et le cinéma, est mort à 64 ans (in French)

[29] Mort de la célèbre chanteuse Naâma (in French)

[30] CA : Décès de l'ex-gloire des années 60 et 70 Abderrahmane Rahmouni (in French)

[31] Décès de l'ancien ministre de l'Intérieur Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni (in French)

[32] "At least 20 migrants drown after boat sinks off Tunisia". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[33] Décès de l'écrivain et militant Gilbert Naccache (in French)

[34] Tunisia-Zouhaïra Salem passes away

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2020 in Tunisia

Incumbents

Events

Sports

Deaths

January to April

May to August

September to December

See also

References

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