Word: tunisian
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...through the welter of blood, the secret negotiations between the French and the F.L.N. continued, and there seemed to be some progress toward a settlement. In Paris, President Charles de Gaulle told a visitor at the Elysée Palace: "We'll see results shortly." From his Tunisian headquarters, F.L.N. Premier Benyoussef Benkhedda flew to Morocco, where he was hailed by a crowd of 50,000 and received the 21-gun salute awarded to heads of state. With him, settling down for an indefinite stay in Morocco, was the top leadership of the F.L.N. Evident purpose of the F.L.N...
...possibility of early peace had a calming effect on Algeria's "Independence Day." From the safety of their Tunisian headquarters, the F.L.N. leaders urged Moslems to avoid violence and celebrate "joyfully, as if independence had already been gained." The European Secret Army Organization, which is determined that Algeria remain French, was nevertheless not ready to make a direct grab for power. A secret S.A.O. broadcast told its followers to stay out of trouble. For its part, the government swiftly cordoned off the various Moslem quarters in Algiers, Oran and Constantine. All traffic was rerouted, and streets leading...
...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...
...great help to the Algerians and was always preaching unity in the North African struggle." In 1936, at the age of 28, Slim returned to Tunis, with Bourguiba founded the Neo Destour Party, dedicated to liberation from France. He fell in love with a young Tunisian girl, but suddenly broke with her. Explains a friend: "After much thought he decided one can't go to jail and get married at the same time, so he chose jail instead." In April 1938 Slim, Bourguiba and all other Neo Destour party leaders were jailed for participating in a wild demonstration...
...debate veered back and forth between East-West differences and the Franco-Tunisian dispute, the Assembly dwindled to as few as one-third of its 99 members. The delegation from France never appeared at all, since Charles de Gaulle had ordered a U.N. boycott. Presumably to underscore French indifference, word was passed that none of the French delegates even planned to listen to the session on radio. The biggest blow for President Charles de Gaulle came when all eleven African states of the normally pro-French Brazzaville group decided to vote against France...