2019 in Tunisia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: History of Tunisia List of years in Tunisia ← 2018 2017 2016 2019 in Tunisia → 2020 2021 2022 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: History of Tunisia List of years in Tunisia Events in the year 2019 in Tunisia. President: Kais Saied Prime Minister: Youssef Chahed President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Rached Ghannouchi Events June June 27 – Suicide Bombing in Tunis, Tunisia July July 5 – Tunisia bans the burqa.[1][2] September September 15 – The first round of the 2019 Tunisian presidential election is held October October 6 – The 2019 Tunisian parliamentary election are held and Ennahdha Movement wins with 52 seats in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People October 13 – The second round of the 2019 Tunisian presidential election is held and Kais Saied wins October 21 – Former Professor Kais Saied becomes President of Tunisia Deaths Mustapha Filali Hedi Turki Meeting between Ben Ali and U.S. President George W. Bush, in 2004, at the White House 20 January – Mustapha Filali, politician (b. 1921).[3] 31 March – Hedi Turki, painter (b. 1922).[4] 25 July – Beji Caid Essebsi incumbent president Sebsi. 15 September – Chadlia Caid Essebsi (b. 1936), 83, Tunisian consort, First Lady (2014–2019), heart attack. 19 September – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 14th Prime Minister and 2nd President of Tunisia (b. 1936) References ↑ "Tunisia bans niqab in government offices | DW | 05.07.2019". DW.COM. ↑ "Tunisia bans face veils in public institutions after bombing". www.aljazeera.com. ↑ "Décès du syndicaliste et ancien ministre de Bourguiba, Mustapha Filali, 97 ans : un parcours d'exception". leaders.com.tn (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2019. ↑ "Décès du grand peintre Hédi Turki : Une grande figure de l'Ecole de Tunis". Kapitalis. March 31, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. vte Years in Tunisia (1956–present) Pre-1956 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte2019 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks
