Quick facts for kids Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet |
Part of the aftermath of the Jasmine Revoution |
The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet visiting Vienna in March of 2016. From left to right Abdessattar Ben Moussa (Tunisian Human Rights League), Noureddhine Allege (Order of Lawyers), Houcine Abbassi (UGTT), Wided Bouchamaoui (UTICA).
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Date |
Formed August 2013-January 2014 |
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Goals |
- An end to the ongoing political violence
- Imposition of an interim government
- Ratification of the constitution
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Resulted in |
- Technocratic government installed with Mehdi Jomaa as Acting Prime Minister.
- New constitution ratified
- Both presidential and legislative elections scheduled
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Parties to the civil conflict |
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
- Tunisian General Labour Union
- Tunisian Order of Lawyers
- UTICA
- Tunisian Human Rights League
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Lead figures |
Quartet Leaders
- Houcine Abassi (General Secretary of UGTT)
- Abdessattar Ben Moussa (President of the Tunisian Human Rights League)
- Fadhel Mahfoudh (President of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers)
- Wided Bouchamaoui (Leader of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts
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Leaders in Government
- Rashid al-Ghannushi (Leader of Ennahda Movement)
- Moncef Marzouki (President of Tunisia)
- Ali Laarayedh (Prime Minister of Tunisia, left office January 2014)
- Mehdi Jomaa (Acting Prime Minister January 2014-February 2015)
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Opposition Leaders Assassinated
- Chokri Belaid † (Secretary-General of the Democratic Patriots' Movement)
- Mohamed Brahmi † (Former General Coordinator of the People's Movement)
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The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet (Arabic: الرباعي التونسي للحوار الوطني, French: Quartet du dialogue national) is a group of four civil society organizations. They focus on democracy and the constitutional settlement in Tunisia.
The quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 after a political crisis.
On 9 October 2015, the quartet was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.
See also
In Spanish: Cuarteto para el Diálogo Nacional Tunecino para niños