Bourguiba

[boor-gee-buh]

noun

1. Habib ben Ali 1903–2000, leader in Tunisian independence movements: president of Tunisia 1957–87.

Bourguiba

/ bʊəˈɡiːbə /

noun

1. Habib ben Ali (hæˈbɪb bɛn ˈɑːlɪ). 1903–2000, Tunisian statesman: president of Tunisia (1957–87); a moderate and an advocate of gradual social change. He was deposed in a coup and kept under house arrest for the rest of his life

Example Sentences

About 300 people gathered on the central Habib Bourguiba Avenue at a rally organized by the main opposition coalition Salvation Front, carrying placards saying "Freedom for political detainees" and "Down with the coup".

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The increasing number of dead migrants has overwhelmed the Habib Bourguiba hospital morgue in Sfax, the capacity of which is 30 to 40 bodies.

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Under former strongmen Habib Bourguiba and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who together ruled the country for more than five decades, many of the movement’s leaders, including Ghannouchi, spent years in prison.

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Up to a thousand protesters then pushed through the cordon to reach Habib Bourguiba Avenue where most rallies take place, chanting "Shut down the coup" and "We want the release of the arrested".

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However, protesters said they planned to defy the police instructions and march towards the central Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the traditional site of rallies, and they pushed through barricades, a Reuters reporter there said.

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