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)Tunisia: Swearing in of the Fakhfakh government at the Presidential Palace in Carthage Kapitalis, 27 Feb 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020CIA Factbook: Tunisia retrieved 30 March 2020 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.Tunisian president arrives in Algeria on his first trip abroad Middle East Monitor, 3 Feb 2020 February 9 – 1,200 runners participate in a half-Marathon (21 kilometers) in Djerba, Tunisia.Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020 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. March 6 – Suicide bombing outside U.S. Embassy in TunisTunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy Al Jazeera, 6 Mar 2020, retrieved 30 Mar 2020 March 20 – Independence Day (1956 from France) July 15 – Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigns over an alleged conflict of interest. July 25 - Hichem Mechichi, the Minister of the Interior is chosen as Prime Minister.
Sports
January 16 – January 26: 2020 African Men's Handball Championship: Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–23 in the final.2020 African champion Egypt retrieved 6 Apr 2020 February 9 – 1,200 runners participate in half-Marathon (21 kilometers) in Djerba, Tunisia.Tunisia: Some 1200 Participants in Djerba Half-Marathon allAfrica, 9 Feb 2020
Deaths
January to April January 7 – Abderrazak Rassaa, politician (b. 1930) January 21 – Hédi Baccouche, politician (b. 1930) January 27 – Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, political activist and blogger (b. 1983). February 10 – Saïd Amara, 75, handball player and coach (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, National Team) March 6 – Lieutenant Taoufik Mohammed El Nissaoui, 52, police officer killed during terrorist attack March 27 – Hamed Karoui, 92, politician, Prime Minister (1989–1999) and Minister of Justice (1988–1989)Dernière minute: Décès de Hamed Karoui à 92 ans April 4 – Leïla Menchari, 93, decorator and designer, COVID-19 April 20 – Noureddine Diwa, 83, footballer (Stade Tunisien, Limoges, national team)Noureddine Diwa n'est plus
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).Chedli Klibi n’est plus July 8 – Abdelmajid Tlemçani, 82–83, footballer (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, national team).Décès de Abdelmajid Tlemçani July 27 – Radhi Jazi, 92, Tunisian pharmacist. July 28 – Gisèle Halimi, 93, Tunisian-French lawyer and feminist.Avocate et figure féministe, Gisèle Halimi est morte August 11 – Salah Chaoua, 73, footballer (Club Africain, Al-Madina SC, National Team).Club Africain : Décès de Salah Chaoua August 17 – Ali Chaouch, 72, politician, Minister of the Interior (1997–1999).Tunisie : Décès de l'ex-ministre sous l'ancien régime, Ali Chaouch August 21 Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, 69, footballer (Sfaxien, Al-Nassr, national team).Décès de la légende du football Hammadi Agrebi Mohamed Gueddiche, 78, cardiologist, presidential doctor.Décès de Mohamed Gueddiche
September to December 16 September – Ahmed Ben Salah, 94, politician, Minister of Finance (1961–1969).Décès d'Ahmed Ben Salah 7 October – Nabil Bechaouch, 49–50, footballer (Olympique Béja, national team).OB : Nabil Bechaouch nous a quittés 14 October – Éric Assous, 64, Tunisian-born French film director, screenwriter (The Banned Woman, The Girl from Paris, 22 Bullets) and dramatist.Éric Assous, auteur et scénariste prolifique pour le théâtre et le cinéma, est mort à 64 ans 18 October – Naâma, 84, singer.Mort de la célèbre chanteuse Naâma 23 October – Abderrahmane Rahmouni, 75, footballer (Club Africain).CA : Décès de l'ex-gloire des années 60 et 70 Abderrahmane Rahmouni 18 December – Yazid Zerhouni, 83, Tunisian-born Algerian politician.Décès de l'ancien ministre de l'Intérieur Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni 24 December – At least twenty migrants drown when their boat capsizes near Sfax. 26 December – Gilbert Naccache, 81, writer and far-left militant.Décès de l'écrivain et militant Gilbert Naccache 27 December – Zouheïra Salem, 80, singer.Tunisia-Zouhaïra Salem passes away
See also
2020 in North Africa COVID-19 pandemic in Africa COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia 2020s African Union Arab League List of terrorist incidents in Tunisia
References