Mohamed Brahmi

Tunisian politician

Also known as: Mohamed Brahimi

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Mohamed Brahmi was a prominent Tunisian politician. He was a leftist politician who was assassinated in July 2013, which threatened to derail the drafting of a new constitution in Tunisia. His assassination, along with that of another secular opposition politician, Chokri Belaid, heightened tensions between secular and Islamist factions in the country. Brahmi's death occurred during a period of significant political upheaval following the 2011 Jasmine Revolution, which ousted longtime president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.12

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Factional tension, compromise, and a new constitution
…a second secular opposition politician, Mohamed Brahimi, in July threatened to derail the drafting of a new constitution in the Constituent Assembly, but in October Ennahda eased tensions by agreeing to hand over power to a caretaker interim cabinet.
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…a second secular opposition politician, Mohamed Brahimi, in July threatened to derail the drafting of a new constitution in the Constituent Assembly, but in October Ennahda eased tensions by agreeing to hand over power to a caretaker interim cabinet.
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