Tunisia: Bourguiba 10th Death Anniversary Remembered  · Global Voices
Lina Ben Mhenni

Tunisians remembered the 10th anniversary of the death of their country's first president – Habib Bourguiba. He was a Tunisian lawyer, statesman and the founder of the Tunisian Republic, which he ruled from July 25, 1957 until November 7, 1987.
After the proclamation of the Tunisian Republic in July 25, 1957, Bourguiba  introduced many laws related to  education, women rights and family planning, among a few, that have played a crucial role in creating changes in the Tunisian society. Bourguiba remained a president until November 7, 1987 when his prime minister impeached him, on the grounds of his old age and his health problems. Bourguiba died on April 6, 2000, and Tunisian Internet users remembered his anniversary.
On Facebook, an event with 10,425 confirmed guests has been created  and bloggers wrote some posts on the occasion.
Illusions remarked:
Arabasta talked about the influence of Bourguiba's thoughts and achievements. In fact , he talked about a doctrine he entitled “Bourguibisme”:
Si j'ai parlé de Bourguibisme, c'est d'abord parce que je crois que ce qu'a fait Bourguiba (malgré ses nombreuses erreurs) peut être qualifié de “doctrine” ou de mode de pensée, on ne peut pas en dire autant pour tout les leaders du monde entier.
The majority of Tunisians agree that Habib Bourguiba had made some mistakes, but they also agree that he had been a great man who left a mark on the Tunisian history.