The following lists events that happened during 2016 in the Tunisian Republic.
Events
January
- 2016 Tunisian protests: Protests erupted in the Kasserine region of Tunisia over unemployment, which later spread to other parts of the country.[1]
March
- 7 March – Battle of Ben Guerdane
- 20 March – The Machrouu Tounes political party is founded.
April
- 9 April – The Democratic Party is founded.
August
- 27 August – The Chahed Cabinet led by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed is formed.
December
- 28 December – 2016 Djebel Jelloud train accident: Five people are killed when a bus and a train collide.[2]
Sports
- The 2016 Tunisian Athletics Championships were held from 15 to 17 July in Radès, Tunisia.
- Tunisia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5 to 21 August 2016.
- Tunisia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 7 to 18 September 2016.
References
- ^ "Tunisia unemployment protests spread to capital". Al Jazeera. 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Accident de Djebel Jelloud: 5 morts et 52 blessés" (in French). 28 December 2016.
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