Tahar Ben Ammar

الطاهر بن عمار (Known as "Ben Ammar")

Prime Minister of Tunisia, Signatory of the Independence Protocol of 1956

Born Nov 25, 1889

Tunis, Tunisia

Passed Away May 10, 1985 Tunis, Tunisia

Lifespan 95 years old

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"The signature on the parchment of independence was written with the sacrifices of generations."

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Prime Minister of Tunisia who signed the historic Internal Autonomy Conventions in 1955 and the definitive Protocol of Independence on March 20, 1956, officially ending the French Protectorate.

Biographical Record

An influential agrarian landowner and founding leader of the Destour party, Tahar Ben Ammar presided over the Chamber of Agriculture and the Grand Council of Tunisia, advocating relentlessly for indigenous representation and civil liberties.

Appointed Prime Minister in August 1954 by Lamine Bey, he conducted delicate negotiations with French premier Pierre Mendès France and Guy Mollet. On March 20, 1956, his signature on the Independence Protocol birthed the sovereign modern state of Tunisia.

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Final Resting Place

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Djellaz Cemetery
Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.7833, 10.1833                    

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