Bourguiba

American  

[boor-gee-buh] / bʊərˈgi bə /

noun

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

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Bourguiba British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023

Tunisia’s post-revolution Truth and Dignity Commission spent years collecting evidence of crimes committed under Ben Ali and his predecessor, Habib Bourguiba, only to run into obstacles to prosecuting the perpetrators.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2021

Police appeared to be treating both sets of protesters equally, standing between the two camps outside the ornate belle epoque theatre on Habib Bourguiba avenue.

From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2021

Security forces deployed in force, especially in Tunis where police blockades blocked all streets leading to the main artery of the capital, Avenue Bourguiba.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021

Security forces blocked off parliament and streets around the central Avenue Bourguiba, the centre of anti-government protests during Tunisia's 2011 revolution.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2021