Permanent historical factsheet

Constitution of Tunisia

Tunisia · Government / Government of Tunisia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1957–2014Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1957

Habib Bourguiba1957

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Tunisia becomes a Republic

1959

Habib Bourguiba1 June 1959

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Tunisia promulgated its first republican constitution, establishing a presidential system.

1988

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali1988

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Announces democratic changes to Tunisias constitution

2014

Historical record26 January 2014

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

The National Constituent Assembly adopted a new democratic constitution.

Names involved

Habib BourguibaZine El Abidine Ben Ali

Provenance

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