People / group

Neo-Destour

1934–1964 · 20th century

The Neo-Destour was a Tunisian nationalist party founded at Ksar Hellal in March 1934 by Habib Bourguiba and other young members who broke with the Destour. Building a mass organisation with trade-union support, it led the struggle that won independence from France in 1956 and became the ruling party of the republic. It was renamed the Socialist Destourian Party in 1964.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

French protectorate of Tunisia Kingdom of Tunisia

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Neo-Destour. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/neo-destour
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