Why I believe President Bouguiba is father of Tunisian Democray

President Bouiguiba ,Father of modern Tunisia.


When an enlighted dictator spends his whole life enlightening his people and imposing on them what is right and good for them[education and womens right] ,there will certainly come a time when the enlightened people will start seeing the errors of the guide[Bougiba and Ben Ali his faithfull disciple] and will ask to be associated in Nation building,

The groundwork of this great son of Tunisia is the brainchild behind the success of Tunisia's Arab spring, 

If according  Patrich Sappack 'an enlightened people do not need an enlightened leader' and also President Barack Obama' Nations need strong institution and not strong leaders',I will add that Nations building needs an enlightened and patriotic leader to create an enlightened people who will then put in place strong institutions.

For these reasons if I were part of the Tunisian quart-ed I will suggest that the nobel peace price be dedicated to President Bouguiba RIP.

Presidency of Bouguiba[culled from google]

Bourguiba set about shaping the new republic in accordance with his personal vision. In 1959 the Neo-Destour won all 90 seats in the new National Assembly, and a constitution was introduced that made the assembly solely responsible for rule and order in the  country. The role of Islam in Tunisian identity was recognized, although the workings of government were to be exclusively secular. Women’s rights were recognized in the 1956 Code of Personal Status, an extraordinarily radical document for its time that, among other things, banned polygamy, gave women virtual legal equality with men, enabled women to initiate divorce, introduced a legal minimum age for marriage, and gave women the right to be educated. Education was extended throughout the country, and the curriculum was modernized to reduce religious influence. The military was firmly subordinated to civilian government, and the administration underwent a process of “Tunisification” to replace French workers with Tunisian counterparts.

The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet awarded Nobel Peace Prize