Permanent historical factsheet

Prime Minister of Tunisia

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

11Records
1956–2011Date range
10Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1956

Habib Bourguiba14 April 1956

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Habib Bourguiba became prime minister after independence and formed a national government.

Habib Bourguiba1956

Government / Government of Tunisia

Appointed Prime Minister of Tunisia

1969

Bahi Ladgham7 November 1969

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Bahi Ladgham became Tunisia's first prime minister under the new office.

1970

Hedi Nouira2 November 1970

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Hedi Nouira became prime minister and led a long period of economic liberalization.

1980

Mohamed Mzali23 April 1980

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Mohamed Mzali became prime minister of Tunisia.

1986

Rachid Sfar8 July 1986

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Rachid Sfar became prime minister and introduced an economic stabilization programme.

1987

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali3 October 1987

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali became prime minister of Tunisia.

Hedi Baccouche7 November 1987

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Hedi Baccouche became prime minister following the presidential transition.

1990

Hamed Karoui3 March 1990

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Hamed Karoui became prime minister of Tunisia.

1999

Mohamed Ghannouchi17 November 1999

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Mohamed Ghannouchi became prime minister of Tunisia.

2011

Beji Caid Essebsi27 February 2011

Tunis · Government / Government of Tunisia

Beji Caid Essebsi became prime minister of the transitional government.

Names involved

Bahi LadghamBeji Caid EssebsiHabib BourguibaHamed KarouiHedi BaccoucheHedi NouiraMohamed GhannouchiMohamed MzaliRachid SfarZine El Abidine Ben Ali

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.