Destour

The Constitutional Liberal Party (Arabic: الحزب الحر الدستوري, el-Ḥizb el-Ḥurr ed-Dustūrī), most commonly known as Destour, was a Tunisian political party, founded in 1920, which had as its goal to liberate Tunisia from French colonial control.

Constitutional Liberal Party
الحزب الحر الدستوري
AbbreviationDestour
Former presidentAbdelaziz Thâalbi
(1921–1944)
Founded6 June 1920 (1920-06-06)
Dissolved1963
Preceded byYoung Tunisians
NewspaperAl Irada (1920-1956)
Al Istiklal (1956-1960)
IdeologyTunisian nationalism
Arab nationalism
  • Politics of Tunisia
  • Political parties
  • Elections
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