Monument to Habib Bourguiba by croisbeauty
Habib Bourguiba (1903-2000) was the leader of the independence struggle of Tunisia and country's first president 1957-1987.As a president he was almost like a North African Ataturk. During his time the politics of Tunisia was a long time one of moderate, European-like solutions.
Under the present presidentship of Tunisia, the monumet was removed from its original position and today it is positioned in between Municipal Theatre and the Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul.
