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March 20, 2030

Yawm al-Istiqlal leads today's complete edition for Tunisia.

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1956: Tunisia shook off 75 years of French colonial rule. Habib Bourguiba, the man who would become president, negotiated independence while wearing a suit that said "I am the future." The military parade down Avenue Habib Bourguiba is matched only by the argument about whether Bourguiba was a hero or a dictator. Both things can be true.