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Daily newspaper in Tunisia (1988–2011) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Le Renouveau ("The Renewal") was a newspaper published in Tunis, Tunisia. It existed from 1988 to 2011 and was the official organ of the ruling party of Tunisia, Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD).
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Founder(s) | Constitutional Democratic Rally |
Publisher | Dar El Amal |
Founded | 20 March 1988 |
Language | French |
Ceased publication | 2011 |
Headquarters | Tunis |
Le Renouveau was first published on 20 March 1988[1] as a continuation of another French language daily L'Action which was one of the official media outlets of the now-defunct Neo-Destour Party.[2][3][4] The publisher of Le Renouveau was Dar El Amal company and the paper was based in Tunis.[1]
Le Renouveau was the organ of the ruling party, RCD, which was the successor the Neo-Destour Party.[5][6] RCD also owned another newspaper entitled El Hurriya.[7][8]
Mohamed Nejib Ouerghi served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[9] It frequently featured articles to legitimate the rule of the President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[10] The paper ceased publication in 2011 following the removal of Ben Ali.[6]
In 1985 the estimated circulation of the paper was 13,500 copies whereas it was 33,000 copies in 2003.[4]
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