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The president says the day commemorates the start of the riots, not the removal of former dictator Ben Ali.
Tunisian President Kais Saied has said he wants to move the country to commemorate the country’s transition, which shows that the uprising is not over.
In Tunisia rebellion began on December 17, 2010, when Mohamed Bouazizi, a vegetable seller outraged by police harassment, set himself on fire in the rural town of Sidi Bouzid.
Four weeks later, after major national protests, former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled into exile on January 14, which later became a day of remembrance and vacation.
But Saied told his cabinet on Thursday that he had ordered the holiday not to be postponed to December 17, the day the “Sidi Bouzid explosion” took place.
“Unfortunately the terrorist was abducted,” he added. “The people were also barred from expressing their wishes in their own words.”
Saied dismissal the government and seized power on July 25. His actions appeared to be in full swing, as thousands of his supporters took to the streets to celebrate the dismissal of the prime minister and the suspension of parliament.
However, several prominent politicians were arrested and hundreds were suspended, while former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki is accused of insulting Saied.
Saied’s support is declining among large groups of people, including groups that previously helped him seize his power.
Since 2011, January 14 has been a holiday in Tunisia – with the exception of Sidi Bouzid, which marks an annual change on December 17 in honor of Bouazizi.
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