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This text follows on from an event organized by the Tunisian Association for the Development of Psychoanalysis (ATDP) under the title “Memory and transmission”, devoted to the first psychoanalysts in Tunisia. Looking back at the history of psychoanalysis in Tunisia is both an act of recognition and, above all, a necessity for its development and continued existence. We look back at two pioneers of psychoanalysis in Tunisia: Lydia Torasi and Mohamed Ghorbal. The aim is to approach them through the memories they left with the people with whom they exchanged, collaborated and worked. The author also looks back at their theoretical development and the ideas they put forward for understanding psychic functioning. As well as being a tribute, this text is an opportunity to retrace the path taken since the beginning of the development of psychoanalysis in Tunisia, and to examine the difficulties and resistances that may hinder its development.