Background
BOURGUIBA, Habib Ben Ali was born on August 3, 1903 in Monastic First marriage Mathilde Lorrain 1927 (divorced 1961, deceased 1976), one.
BOURGUIBA, Habib Ben Ali was born on August 3, 1903 in Monastic First marriage Mathilde Lorrain 1927 (divorced 1961, deceased 1976), one.
Attended, University Paris, Faculty of Law. Attended, Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques.
Member Destour Party, 1921. Writer The Voice of the Tunisian, 1930—1932, founded The Tunisian Action, 1932. Formed Neo-Destour Party, 1934.
Imprisoned by French, 1934—1936, 1938—1942. Exiled 5 years; toured to promote Tunisian independence, 1945—1949. Imprisoned, 1952; released from imprisonment, 1954.
President Tunisian National Assembly, 1945—1949, prime minister, president council, minister foreign affairs and defense, 1956. President Republic of Tunisia, 1957—1987. Named president for life, 1975.
Member 11th General Assembly United Nations.
Destour Party 1921, broke away and formed Neo-Destour Party (outlawed by the French) 1934.
Married 2nd Mistress Wassila Ben Ammar in 1962 (divorced in 1986).