The World Is Bardo (''Le Monde est Bardo'') was the slogan and theme of a peaceful, anti-terrorist rally and march that took place on 29 March 2015 in

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, Tunisia. Thousands of Tunisians came out to protest the 18 March Bardo National Museum terrorist attacks by the

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(ISIL) and to express support for the victims. Many world leaders participated to the event including François Hollande,

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, Bronislaw Komorowski, Mahmoud Abbas,

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, Abdelmalek Sellal,

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and Beji Caid Essebsi.

Organization

After the terrorist attack on the Bardo National Museum, the

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decided to organize a protest in reaction against the attack and terrorism. The event was composed of two marches: A march for civil and an official march involving dignitaries and world leaders. The popular march passed through the important roads of Tunis before arriving at the Bardo National Museum.Auffray, E. (2015
«on ne baisse pas les bras»
''La Libération'', 29 March 2015 The official march ended inside the museum. Speaking before the beginning of the march,

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, the

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, announced the death of nine terrorists from ISIL who were behind the attack.

Circumstances

The popular march had many thousands of moderate Tunisian citizens protesting ISIL terrorism; they adopted the chant, "Tunisia is free! Terrorism out!"BBC (2015). Tunis Bardo Museum attack: Thousands join protest march
BBC, 29 March 2015 In the official march, a memorial listing the names of victims was unveiled next to the main doors of the museum.Shropshire Star (2015
. Shocking aftermath of Tunisian terror attack that killed Shropshire woman
''Shropshire Star'', 30 March 2015 Beji Caid Essebsi, the

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, delivered a speech in which he thanked all of the participating leaders and said that the Tunisian people had proved that they were not afraid of terrorism and that they would stand as one to face it. In the same speech, he accidentally called François Hollande, the

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, by the name of François , the President of France.La Repubblica (2015
Tunisi: gaffe di Essebsi che chiama Hollande ''Mitterand''
''La Repubblica'', 30 March 2015 Hollande laughed and the two leaders kissed each other. After the speech, participating world leaders visited the Bardo National Museum. Xinhua Net (2015

XinhuaNet, 30 June 2015

References

External links

List of Foreign Leaders attending The World is Bardo
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