Bourguiba

[ boor-gee-buh ]

noun

1. Ha·bib ben A·li [hah, -beeb ben , ah, -lee], 1903–2000, leader in Tunisian independence movements: president of Tunisia 1957–87.

Bourguiba

/ bʊəˈɡiːbə /

noun

1. BourguibaHabib ben Ali19032000MTunisianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state 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