Future Tunisian President and New-Destour (Néo- Destour-New Constitution) nationalist party leader Habib Bourguiba (C), carried on the shoulders of his supporters, waves to the crowd 01 June 1955 after returning from exile in France (1952-55) to Tunis. Bourguiba ruled Tunisia from 1957 until being destituted in 1987 by his Prime minister General Ben Ali after leading the country to independence from France in 1956. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)