When a house is on fire, the neighbors' duty is to put it o… - Habib Bourguiba

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When a house is on fire, the neighbors' duty is to put it out. ... I hate colonialism, not the French.

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Habib Bourguiba (3 August 1903 – 6 April 2000) was the first President of Tunisia, from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987, when he was removed from office in a coup d'état.

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Alternative Names: Habib Ben Ali Bourguiba

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