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Bourguiba

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Bourguiba
Habib ben Ali . 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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Along the Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Tunis's most famous street, the colored lights in the trees beam down on the crowds buying honey-soaked sweets and the raucous outdoor cafes where tea provides a strangely intoxicating substitute for forbidden alcohol.
The Turkish-style ban on wearing headscarves in public places dates back to 1981 when it was introduced under Habib Bourguiba, the former president who tried to stamp a secular imprint on the country.
The Turkish-style ban on wearing headscarves in public places dates back to 1981 when it was introduced under Habib Bourguiba, former president, who tried to stamp a secular imprint on the country.
 
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