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

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

From Seattle Times

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

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.

From Reuters

In an apparent response to criticism, Saied on Friday paid a surprise visit to the Bourguiba avenue and went through the capital’s historic district, the medina.

From Seattle Times

The head of the National Salvation Front, a coalition of five opposition parties including the popular Islamist opposition party Ennahdha, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, said tens of thousands of Tunisians are expected to take part in the protest march on the Habib Bourguiba avenue, the main artery of the capital and a key site for the revolution.

From Seattle Times