POLI 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Idris Of Libya, Destour, Al-Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb
21 Dec 2016
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Lecture notes north africa middle east 20/09/2016. From stable authoritarianism to the arab spring and beyond. Basic data the maghreb: algeria, morocco, libya, and tunisia all rated somewhat free with exception of morocco and algeria, received poor ratings. State formation and regime dynamics in place before 2011: tunisia and transition to democracy in tunisia. Semi-autonomous part of the ottoman empire, 1881 became french protectorate and administration, pro-independence protests, and some violence after wwi and wwii, neo-destour, an urban middle class movement, leads struggle by houbin bourguiba. Gains independence in 1956, nominally as monarchy but king muhammed. Nominal king had no power, tunisia emerged as a republic under. Not a great deal of violence: morocco. Independent kingdom (alaouite monarchy dates back to the 17th c. ) 1912 became french protectorate with some areas also under spanish control. Istiqlal party and sultan muhammad v push for independence after wwii. French effort to remove king backfires (exiled 1953-55), made him a nationalist icon.
