Mohamed Brahmi
Mohamed Brahmi ( Arabic محمد براهمي Muhammad Brahmi ; * May 15, 1955 in Sidi Bouzid ; † July 25, 2013 in Tunis ) was a Tunisian politician.
After the revolution in Tunisia in 2010/2011 , he founded the people's movement on March 8, 2011 and remained its party leader until July 7, 2013, which won two seats in the Constituent Assembly on November 22, 2011 under his leadership . Brahmi was now a member of parliament for the Popular Front , in which his popular movement collaborates with the Labor Party , the Democratic Patriots Movement , the Ba'ath Movement , the Arab Democratic Vanguard and the Socialist Democratic Movement .
Life and politics
Brahmi studied at the University of Tunis until 1982, where he received a degree in accounting. He was an active member of the Arab Progressive Unionist Students until 2005, when he founded the Nasserist Unionist Movement - an illegal party under Ben Ali .
Brahmi was known for his socialist and Arab-nationalist views, as he saw himself in the tradition of the Egyptian Gamal Abdel Nasser . He was a practicing Muslim and had no particular reputation as a critic or even an advocate in the ruling Islamist Ennahda movement.
assassination
Brahmi was shot to death outside his home in Ariana on July 25, 2013 by two men on a motorcycle in front of his wife and children. After he was shot 14 times, he died the same day in the hospital in the Ariana district of Tunis. After his death, thousands of his supporters, including his relatives and party members of the People's Movement, protested in front of the Ministry of the Interior, accusing the Ennahda movement and its supporters of the murder.
Brahmi's death followed the assassination of opposition leader Chokri Belaïd on February 26, 2013 - both of whom were members of the Popular Front. Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou stated, "The same 9mm automatic weapon that killed Belaïd also killed Brahmi." Brahmi received a state funeral. In this context, Prime Minister Ali Larajedh announced new elections for December 17th (which were delayed until 2014 ).
In August 2013, Prime Minister Ali Larajedh accused the Salafist organization Ansar al-Sharia, among other things, of being behind the killings of Chokri Belaïd and Mohamed Brahmi.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Thousands attend funeral of Tunisian MP , al-Jazeera . July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Tunisia: 'Echaab' Movement Joins Popular Front . In: Tunis Afrique Presse , April 9, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Salma Bouzid: Who's Who: Mohamed Brahmi . Archived from the original on February 11, 2016 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ↑ Daragahi, Borzou. Salafist identified as suspect in Tunisia assassination . Financial Times . 26 July 2013.
- ↑ Tunisia Brahmi killing: 'Same gun used' in Belaid murder , BBC News. July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Yasmin Najjar: Tunisia buries slain politician . In: Magharebia , July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ Tunisian politician Mohamed Brahmi assassinated . In: BBC News , July 25, 2013.
- ^ Carlotta Gall: Second Opposition Leader Assassinated in Tunisia . In: The New York Times , July 26, 2013.
- ^ Tunisian opposition leader Mohammed Brahmi shot dead . In: CBS News , July 26, 2013.
- ^ Islamists rally to defend Tunisian government after assassination . In: Reuters . Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Tunisia opposition figures 'shot by same gun' . In: al-Jazeera , July 26, 2013.
- ^ Tunisia Brahmi murder: State funeral for MP . In: BBC , July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ Tunisia declares Ansar al-Sharia a terrorist group. BBC News, August 27, 2013, accessed October 6, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brahmi, Mohamed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | محمد براهمي (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tunisian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sidi Bouzid |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 2013 |
| Place of death | Tunis |