Browsing: Beji Caid Essebsi

Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday noted that the passing of Essebsi, who was the first democratically elected leader of the North African country, would create a vacuum in the polity

Essebsi was born on November 29, 1926 in Sidi Bou Said in the northern suburbs of the capital.

Qatari Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; Algeria’s Interim President, Abdelkader Bensalah and Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas arrived the capital Tunis for the funeral, which will be held under tight security, Tunisian media reported.

Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, 92, was on Thursday brought to a military hospital after suffering a “severe health crisis”, the Presidency said on Thursday.