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Habib Bourguiba

Personal data
Date of birth3 August 1903
Place of birthMonastir, French Tunisia
Date of death6 April 2000(age 96)
Place of deathMonastir, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
SpouseMathilde Lorrain
Wassila Ben Ammar
ReligionSunni Islam
1st President of Tunisia
In office25 July 1957 - 7 November 1987
Succeeded byZine El Abidine Ben Ali
Preceded byOffice created
2nd Prime Minister of Tunisia
In office11 April 1956 - 25 July 1957
MonarchMuhammad VIII
Preceded byTahar Ben Ammar
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia
In office1956 - 1957
Succeeded bySadok Mokadem

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Habib Bourguiba ( Ḥabīb Būrqībah; 3 August 1903 � 6 April 2000) was a Tunisian statesman, the Founder and the first President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987. He is often compared to Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk because of the pro-Western reforms enacted during his presidency.


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