Tensions across the religious-secular fault lines in the country could not be reconciled, and freely elected leaders failed to deliver on the 2011 uprising’s cry for bread, freedom and dignity.
Tag: Essebsi, Beji Caid
Tunisia’s Democracy Is Tested, and Pulls Through, After a President’s Death
Béji Caïd Essebsi was “a tightrope walker,” guiding a fledgling democracy. The initial transition after his death has been smooth, though conflict lies ahead.
Béji Caïd Essebsi, President Who Guided Tunisia to Democracy, Dies at 92
In office at his death, he came out of retirement to lead his country after an Arab Spring uprising ousted a dictator, then won a free election.
Tunisia Commission Releases Final Report on 50 Years of Dictatorship
The Truth and Dignity Commission published an archive of human rights violations and named President Béji Caïd Essebsi for his role in trials in 1963.