Tunisian History and Politics

History And Politics

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  1. Complete the sentence about Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II with the correct year: In ______ the Almohad sheikh Ibn Tafragin overthrew Abu Ishaq's brother al-Fadl and had him proclaimed caliph instead.
  2. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The Marinid ruler died in ______, after which his empire broke up.
  3. Complete the sentence about Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II with the correct year: In October ______, shortly after Abu Ishaq married his daughter, Ibn Tafragin died.
  4. Complete the sentence about Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II with the correct year: Meanwhile, the Hafsid ruler of Constantine Abu al-Abbas Ahmad II seized Béjaïa from his cousin Abu-Abd-Allah in ______, thereby…
  5. Complete the sentence about Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II with the correct year: Abu-Ishaq died in ______ at the age of thirty two and was succeeded by his son Abu-l-Baqa Khalid II who was a young boy of no mo…
  6. Complete the sentence about Almohad with the correct year: Under Abd al-Mu'min, the Almohads overthrew the Almoravids, captured Marrakesh in ______, and established control over the western Maghreb.
  7. Complete the sentence about Almohad with the correct year: In North Africa, revolts by tribes and districts weakened Almohad authority and facilitated the rise of the Marinids from ______.
  8. Complete the sentence about Almohad with the correct year: The last Almohad ruler, Idris al-Wathiq, was ultimately reduced to Marrakesh, where he was killed in ______.
  9. Complete the sentence about Banu Ghaniya with the correct year: Muhammad was appointed governor of the Balearic Islands in ______.
  10. Complete the sentence about Banu Ghaniya with the correct year: The most significant victory was the Battle of Fraga in ______, where the Almoravids, led by Yahya, defeated an Aragonese army besieging…
  11. Complete the sentence about Banu Ghaniya with the correct year: Starting in ______, the Almohads arrived in al-Andalus, but Yahya continued to organize resistance against them from Córdoba.
  12. Complete the sentence about Zirid with the correct year: The Zirids of Granada surrendered to the Almoravids in ______, but the Badisides and the Hammadids remained independent during this time.
  13. Complete the sentence about Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis with the correct year: The unrest forced a ceasefire in the conflict with the Hammadids of Algeria, and their independence was finally recognized in ___…
  14. Complete the sentence about Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis with the correct year: In September - October ______, Umm al 'Ulu, Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis's sister married Abdallah, son of Hammad ibn Buluggin.
  15. Complete the sentence about Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis with the correct year: Al-Muizz took over the government in ______ following the overthrow of his aunt.
  16. Which place completes this sentence about Bourguiba? The conflict ended in favor of Bourguiba with the ______ Congress of 1955.
  17. Which place completes this sentence about Tunisian Jews? Jews left Tunisia en masse in subsequent years due notably to the ______ crisis in 1961 and the Six-Day War in 1967.
  18. Which place completes this sentence about Hamadi Jebali? As a specialist in solar energy and wind power, he founded his own enterprise in ______.
  19. Which place completes this sentence about Rached Ghannouchi? Ghannouchi was born outside El Hamma, in the governorate of ______ in southern Tunisia.
  20. Which place completes this sentence about Battle of Medenine? On 13 January 1943, the infantry of the 21st Panzer Division were sent north to the 5th Panzer Army, to guard against the loss of ______.
  21. Which place completes this sentence about Battle of Enfidaville? The assault took place on the 6 April, centered on the ______ Gap, north of the towns of Gabès and El Hamma, a passage between the sea…
  22. Which place completes this sentence about Battle of Enfidaville? X corps captured the city of ______ on 12 April and moved to within a few miles of Enfidaville by 13 April.
  23. Which place completes this sentence about Mohamed Bouazizi? Mohamed Bouazizi, who was known locally as "Babousa", was born in ______, Tunisia, on 29 March 1984.
  24. Which place completes this sentence about Mohamed Bouazizi? Bouazizi lived in a modest stucco home, a 20-minute walk from the centre of ______, a rural town in Tunisia that was estimated to have an un…
  25. Which place completes this sentence about 2021 Tunisian self-coup? In some instances, these protests turned violent, and on 25 July, protestors attacked Ennahda's offices in Monastir, Sfax, ______ and…
  26. Which place completes this sentence about Battle of Thapsus? Outside of the city was the Marsh of ______; leaving only two landward approaches to the city.

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