Ali Bach Hamba

Bach Hamba was born in 1876 in Tunis into a family of Turkish origin,{{Harvnb|Ling|1979|loc=92}}.{{Harvnb|Puaux|1954|loc=16}}. his brother, Mohamed Bach Hamba, was the editor of "Revue du Maghreb".{{Harvnb|Derrick|2008|loc=52}}. He studied at the Sadiki College prior to achieving a master's and then a doctorate in law at the Aix-Marseille University. In 1907 he and Béchir Sfar created a political group, the Young Tunisians (influenced by the Young Turks), with a French language weekly, "Le Tunisien", to speak for the interests of their countrymen.{{Harvnb|Brett|1984|loc=279}}. They sought for equality and demanded for rights in accordance with the terms of the protectorate. In 1909 they were joined by Abdelaziz Thâalbi, and the movement acquired a religious as well as a constitutional character, with an Arabic as well as a French edition of "Le Tunisien". The popularity of the new party was demonstrated in 1911, when it protested against the Italian invasion of Libya. In November 1911, a riot, quelled by troops, led to the proclamation of a state of siege. When in February 1912 an Italian tram-driver knocked down and killed a child, the Tunis Tram Boycott was organised, and Tunisian employees fought for equal pay with the Italian personnel. The government declared there had been a political plot and exiled Bach Hamba and Thaalbi. This popular protest and the workers’ demands was the first clear manifestation of a Tunisian national consciousness.

• Tunisian national movement

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Category:1876 births

Category:1918 deaths

Category:Tunisian people of Turkish descent

Category:Alumni of Sadiki College

Category:Tunisian politicians

Category:Tunisian journalists

Category:Aix-Marseille University alumni

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