The President of the Republic, Kaïs Saïed, chaired, Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in Bizerte, the official ceremony of the commemoration of the 61st anniversary of the Evacuation Day. Video.
On his arrival, the Head of State saluted the flag to the sound of the national anthem, before reviewing a detachment of the three arms which paid him their honors.
He then went to the martyrs’ square where he laid a wreath at the foot of the martyrs’ memorial and recited the Fatiha in their memory.
On this occasion, the Head of State meets with veterans and executives of the military institution.
“Tunisia will remain independent for eternity, every part of the national territory will always be under complete Tunisian sovereignty,” he declared.
“We will forever remember the martyrs and will not forget the massacre committed in July 1961 [by the French occupying army, Editor’s note], which cost the sight of thousands of unarmed martyrs,” the head of state stressed.
The ceremony took place in the presence of the Minister of National Defense, Khaled S’hili, senior military officials, veterans, the governor of Bizerte, and the secretary general in charge of managing the municipality of Bizerte, Imen Zouaoui.
After the ceremony, the President of the Republic met with residents of the Dh’har El Kodia region before walking through Commander Mohamed Béjaoui Square, passing through 13-January Square and the old port, where he met with the population and listened to their concerns.
The Evacuation Day of October 15, 1963, marks the departure of the last French soldier from Tunisian territory.
The Bizerte Crisis was a diplomatic and military conflict that pitted France and Tunisia against each other during the summer of 1961. It was a major event in the contemporary history of Tunisia. It was the prelude to the total independence of our country with the evacuation of the last French soldier from Bizerte on October 15, 1963, around 3 pm
