Events in the year 2024 in Tunisia. Incumbents
President: Kais Saied Prime Minister: Ahmed Hachani (until 7 August); Kamel Madouri (7 August onwards) President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Ibrahim Bouderbala Government: Hachani Cabinet, Madouri Cabinet
Events March 27 March – A court in Tunis sentences four people to death and two others to life in prison for the 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid.
May 10 May – The 2024 African Trampoline Championships are held in Bizerte 14 May – Police raid the headquarters of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers and arrest Mahdi Zagrouba, known for his opposition to President Kais Saied, following the arrest of lawyer Sonia Dahmani and two journalists on 12 May. 25 May – President Saied replaces interior minister Kamel Feki and social affairs minister Malek Zahi with Khaled Nouri and Kamel Madouri respectively in a cabinet reshuffle.
June 21 June – President Saied dismisses Minister of Religious Affairs after 49 Tunisians were reported to have died so far in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. 26 June – Unidentified attackers open fire on a military patrol in Remada, near the Libyan border, killing a soldier.
July 4 July – Opposition leader and founder of the Republican People's Union party Lotfi Mraïhi is arrested on suspicion of money laundering. 19 July: A court sentences Lotfi Mraïhi, a potential presidential candidate, to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying, and also bans Mraïhi from running in presidential elections. President Saied announces his candidacy for a second term.
August 6 August – A court sentences opposition leader Abir Moussi to two years in prison for insulting the Independent High Authority for Elections. The court also sentences four potential presidential candidates, including activist Nizar Chaari, to eight months in prison and bans them from running for office on charges of vote buying. 7 August – President Saied dismisses prime minister Ahmed Hachani and replaces him with social affairs minister Kamel Madouri. 9 August – Firas Katoussi wins a gold medal in Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming Tunisia's first Olympic champion in Taekwondo. 25 August – President Saied replaces 19 ministers and three state secretaries as part of a cabinet reshuffle.
September 2 September – The High Independent Authority for Elections (ISIE) confirms President Saied, Zouhair Maghzaoui and Ayachi Zammel as the only candidates in the October presidential election, despite orders by the Administrative Court to reinstate disqualified candidates Abdellatif Mekki, Mondher Znaidi and Imed Daimi. 14 September – Police arrest more than 80 members of the opposition Ennahda Movement amid protests against President Saied in Tunis. 25 September – The bodies of 13 migrants are found washed up near Mahdia. 27 September – The Assembly of the Representatives of the People votes to amend the country's election law by preventing the judiciary from interfering with decisions of the ISIE. 30 September – A boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Djerba, killing at least 12 people. Twenty-nine people are rescued, while ten others are reported missing.
October 6 October – 2024 Tunisian presidential election: President Saied is elected to a second term in office after winning 90.7% of the vote amid a boycott by opposition figures and a turnout of 28.8%. 21 October – Kais Saied is inaugurated for a second term as president. 28 October – The bodies of 16 migrants are found off the coast of Mahdia.
December 12 December – A boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Chebba, killing at least nine passengers and leaving six others missing. 18 December – A boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Sfax, killing 20 passengers. 30 December – The United States announces the repatriation of Guantanamo Bay detainee Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi to Tunisia.
Holidays
January 1 – New Year's Day March 20 – Independence Day April 9 – Martyrs' Day April 12 – Eid al-Fitr May 1 – Labour Day June 16 – Eid al-Adha 7 July – Islamic New Year July 25 – Republic Day August 13 – Women's Day September 15 – Milad un-Nabi October 15 – Evacuation Day December 17 – Revolution Day
Art and entertainment
List of Tunisian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths
1 January – Khemais Chammari, 81, diplomat, human rights activist, and politician, deputy (1994–1996). 18 January – Mohamed Ghozzi, 74, poet and literary critic. 9 July – Hédi M'henni, 81, politician, minister of the interior (2002–2004) and defence (2004–2005).
References
External links Online calendar