Independence1956
Tunisia gains independence from France with a monarchy
Historical person
Habib Bourguiba Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Habib Bourguiba, based on 25 World History Database records associated with Tunisia.
25 records1956–198720 events3 places
Chronological biography
1956
Independence of Tunisia1956
Tunisia gains independence from France with a monarchy
Prime Minister of Tunisia1956
Appointed Prime Minister of Tunisia
Prime Minister of Tunisia14 April 1956
Habib Bourguiba became prime minister after independence and formed a national government.
Code of Personal Status13 August 1956
The government promulgated the Code of Personal Status, reforming marriage, divorce, and family law.
1957
Constitution of Tunisia1957
Tunisia becomes a Republic
President of Tunisia1957
Appointed President of Tunisia, 1st term
1959
Constitution of Tunisia1 June 1959
Tunisia promulgated its first republican constitution, establishing a presidential system.
Presidential Election8 November 1959
Habib Bourguiba won Tunisia's first presidential election under the republican constitution.
1961
Bizerte Crisis19 July 1961
Tunisia confronted France over the continued French military presence at Bizerte.
1963
French Evacuation of Bizerte15 October 1963
The final French forces withdrew from Bizerte, ending France's military presence in Tunisia.
1964
Socialist Destourian Party1964
The Neo Destour party was renamed the Socialist Destourian Party during its national congress.
1969
General Election2 November 1969
Tunisia held presidential and legislative elections under the single-party political system.
General Election - General Election2 November 1969
Tunisia held presidential and legislative elections under the single-party political system.
General Election Election Outcome2 November 1969
General election outcome recorded for Habib Bourguiba: Tunisia held presidential and legislative elections under the single-party political system.
General Election Government2 November 1969
Government context for this general election: Tunisia held presidential and legislative elections under the single-party political system.
Creation of Prime Ministry7 November 1969
A decree created the office of prime minister and defined its responsibilities.
1974
Legislative Election3 November 1974
Tunisia held a legislative election under the Socialist Destourian Party government.
1975
President of Tunisia1975
Appointed President of Tunisia, 2nd term, for life
1979
Legislative Election4 November 1979
Tunisia held a legislative election for the national assembly.
1981
Legislative Election1 November 1981
Tunisia held a legislative election allowing opposition lists to compete, although the ruling front won every seat.
1983
Bread Riots29 December 1983
Protests began after the government increased bread and cereal prices by reducing food subsidies.
1984
Restoration of Food Subsidies6 January 1984
Habib Bourguiba restored bread subsidies after nationwide unrest over food prices.
1985
Diplomatic relations are broken with Libya1985
Diplomatic relations are broken with Libya
1987
Coup1987
Ben Ali declares Bourguiba incompetent & seizes power
Titles and roles
President of Tunisia · President of Tunisia · President of Tunisia · Prime Minister of Tunisia
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.