Chokri Belaid
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Chokri Belaïd (Arabic: شكري بلعيد, romanized: Shukrī Bil‘īd; 26 November 1964 – 6 February 2013), also transliterated as Shokri Belaïd, was a Tunisian politician and lawyer who was an opposition leader with the left-secular Democratic Patriots' Movement.[1][2] Belaïd was a vocal critic of the Ben Ali regime prior to the 2011 Tunisian revolution and of the then Islamist-led Tunisian government.[3] On 6 February 2013, he was fatally shot outside his house in El Menzah, close to the Tunisian capital, Tunis.[1] As a result of his assassination, Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali announced his plan to dissolve the existing national government and to form a temporary "national unity" government.[2]
Chokri Belaïd | |
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شكري بلعيد | |
Born | (1964-11-26)26 November 1964 |
Died | 6 February 2013(2013-02-06) (aged 48) El Menzah, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia |
Cause of death | Assassination (multiple gunshots) |
Resting place | Al Jallez 36°47′10″N 10°11′04″E |
Nationality | Tunisian |
Political party | Democratic Patriots' Movement |
Spouse | Basma Khalfaoui |