2020 in Tunisia
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- President: Kais Saied
- Prime Minister
- Youssef Chahed (until February 27, 2020)
- Elyes Fakhfakh (February 27, 2020 – September 2, 2020)[1][2]
- 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.[3]
- February 9 – 1,200 runners participate in a half-Marathon (21 kilometers) in Djerba, Tunisia.[4]
- 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.[5]
- March 6 – Suicide bombing outside U.S. Embassy in Tunis[6]
- March 20 – Independence Day (1956 from France)
- July 15 – Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigns over an alleged conflict of interest.[7]
- July 25 - Hichem Mechichi, the Minister of the Interior is chosen as Prime Minister.[8]
Sports
- January 16 – January 26: 2020 African Men's Handball Championship: Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–23 in the final.[9]
- February 9 – 1,200 runners participate in half-Marathon (21 kilometers) in Djerba, Tunisia.[10]
