The

motto A motto (derived from the Latin language, Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian language, Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a Sentence (linguistics), sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of a ...

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

is ''Freedom, Order, Justice'' (in

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; Ḥoṛiya, Niẓam, 'Adāla). The original motto, Freedom, Order, Justice, in Arabic Ḥoṛiya, Niẓam, 'Adāla (), was adopted with the new coat of arms of independent Tunisia by the Beylical decree of 21 June 1956. After the abolition of the monarchy on 25 July 1957, the motto remained that of the republican regime. It is enshrined in Article 4 of the 1959 Constitution of 1 June 1959. The law of 30 May 1963, modifying the coat of arms, also changes the order of the national motto: it becomes Order, Freedom, Justice (). The law of 2 September 1989 reverses the order of the national motto by returning to that of 1956. The motto is changed to Freedom, Dignity, Justice, Order by Article 4 of the 2014 Constitution of 10 February 2014. The motto is again changed to Freedom, Order, Justice by Article 9 of the 2022 Constitution of 25 July 2022.

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