ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Thaʿalibī
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\u02bfAbd al-\u02bfAz\u012bz al-Tha\u02bf\u0101lib\u012b was a prominent Tunisian political leader and a key figure in the early 20th-century nationalist movement. He was among the founders of the "Young Tunisians" political party in 1907, which advocated for Tunisian self-governance and equal citizenship rights under the French protectorate.
Al-Tha\u02bf\u0101lib\u012b was exiled by the French in 1912 due to his activism. After World War I, he re-emerged as a leader and, in 1920, helped reorganize the Young Tunisians into the Destour Party. He was arrested in 1922 when the Destour presented demands for a constitutional government. Later, a faction broke away to form the Neo-Destour Party, led by Habib Bourguiba.12
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- Young Tunisians
…including Ali Bash Hamba and ʿAbd al-ʿAziz al-Thaʿālibī (1912), and driving the Young Tunisians underground. At the end of World War I they emerged again as activists in the Tunisian nationalist movement and, led by al-Thaʿālibī, reorganized themselves (1920) into the Destour Party, which remained active until 1957.
Read More…including Ali Bash Hamba and ʿAbd al-ʿAziz al-Thaʿālibī (1912), and driving the Young Tunisians underground. At the end of World War I they emerged again as activists in the Tunisian nationalist movement and, led by al-Thaʿālibī, reorganized themselves (1920) into the Destour Party, which remained active until 1957.
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TunisiaThe protectorate (1881–1956)…result was the arrest of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Thaʿālibī, the Destour leader. Two years later the aged bey, Muḥammad al-Nāṣir, requested that the program of the Destour be adopted or he would abdicate. In response, the resident general, Lucien Saint, surrounded the bey’s palace with troops, and the demand was withdrawn.…
Read More…result was the arrest of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Thaʿālibī, the Destour leader. Two years later the aged bey, Muḥammad al-Nāṣir, requested that the program of the Destour be adopted or he would abdicate. In response, the resident general, Lucien Saint, surrounded the bey’s palace with troops, and the demand was withdrawn.…
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