Rashid Ammar
Rashid Ammar ( Arabic رشيد عمار, DMG Rašīd ʿAmmār ; * 1947 or 1948 in Sayada , Monastir Governorate ) is a Tunisian military man. He was Chief of Staff of the Tunisian Army until 2013 .
He was sacked by President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali for refusing to allow demonstrators to be shot on January 13, 2011 during the 2010/2011 revolution in Tunisia . The next day Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia and interim president Mohamed Ghannouchi reinstated Ammar.
On June 25, 2013, Rashid Ammar resigned as chief of staff after criticizing further military operations against Salafist groups.
Individual evidence
- ^ Curfew imposed on Tunis. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . January 12, 2011, accessed January 13, 2011 .
- ^ NYT: In Tunisia, Clashes Continue as Power Shifts a Second Time
- ^ Tunisian Army chief of staff announces resignation , Asharq Alawsat, June 26, 2013 ( Memento of November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ammar, Rashid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | رشيد عمار (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tunisian military man |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: 1947 or 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sayada , Monastir Governorate , Tunisia |