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Portrait of Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba

1903 — 2000

Politics

Tunisian statesman and founder of modern Tunisia. The architect of Tunisia's independence in 1956, he became the first president of the Tunisian Republic in 1957 and led the country until his removal from office in 1987.

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