Chokri Belaid

شكري بلعيد (Known as "Belaid")

Human Rights Lawyer, Political Leader, Secular Martyr of the Jasmine Revolution

Born Nov 26, 1964

Djebel Jelloud, Tunisia

Passed Away Feb 06, 2013 El Menzah, Tunisia

Lifespan 48 years old

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"We shall remain standing; our ideas cannot be silenced by bullets."

Archival Overview

Fierce human rights lawyer and leftist opposition leader whose assassination in February 2013 sparked massive national strikes that forced Tunisia's constitutional compromise and dialogue.

Biographical Record

Chokri Belaid was a courageous defender of political prisoners, miners, and trade unionists during the Ben Ali dictatorship. Following the 2011 Jasmine Revolution, he founded the Democratic Patriots' Unified Party and became a leading voice in the Popular Front coalition.

A formidable orator who warned against religious intolerance and political violence, he was gunned down outside his home on February 6, 2013. His funeral gathered over one million mourners in Tunis, sparking the national dialogue that won Tunisia the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Djellaz Cemetery
Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.7833, 10.1833                    

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