Chokri Belaid
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. Belaïd was a vocal critic of the Ben Ali regime prior to the 2011 Tunisian revolution and of the then Islamist-led Tunisian government. On 6 February 2013, he was fatally shot outside his house in El Menzah, close to the Tunisian capital, Tunis. 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.
Chokri Belaïd | |
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شكري بلعيد | |
Chokri Belaïd in 2012 | |
| Born | 26 November 1964 Djebel Jelloud, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia |
| Died | 6 February 2013 (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 |
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