Word: bourguibaism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...dedicated Tunisian nationalist, President Habib Bourguiba, 59, is a popular hero to most of the millions who have followed him since independence was won in 1956. But Bourguiba also has his deadly enemies. Last week a determined group of the latter almost succeeded in assassinating Tunisia's stocky chieftain...
...plotters actually made two attempts on Bourguiba's life. The first try failed on Dec. 15 because Bourguiba did not spend the night at his Presidential Palace at Carthage, near Tunis. The plotters next laid their plans for midnight. Dec. 21, and even Bourguiba's personal bodyguard agreed to lead the killers to the President's bedside...
...Tunisia, President Habib Bourguiba promised that Jews would be allowed to practice their religion in peace: "While I am alive, not a hair on Jewish heads will be touched." But Tunisian Jews are trapped in the cold war between Israel and the Arab states. Bourguiba's government has disbanded even Jewish religious organizations on the ground that they promote Zionism, and Jews fear that other Arab countries could force Tunisia to impose restrictions upon them...
Married. Habib Bourguiba, 58, mercurial President of Tunisia; and Ouassila Ben Ammar, 49, plump onetime street fighter for Tunisia's 1956-granted independence and part of the presidential entourage ever since; both for the second time; in the House of Happiness, the President's palace in La Marsa, Tunisia. Bourguiba thoughtfully awarded his nation's top honor, the Order of Independence, to his first wife, French-born Mathilde Laurin, 72, after he divorced her last year...
Divorce Revealed. Habib Bourguiba, 58, President of the Republic of Tunisia, who, among other reforms, abolished polygamy; from Moufida Bourguiba, 72, his wife since 1926, mother of Habib Bourguiba Jr., Tunisia's ambassador to the U.S., Canada; in a French-style civil court last spring. Also revealed: Bourguiba's marriage last June to Ouassila Ben Amar, 45, a plump and smart Tunisian divorcee who has long wished to be first lady...