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The Kingdom of Tunisia (French: Royaume de Tunisie; Arabic: المملكة التونسية el-Mamlka et-Tūnsīya) was a short-lived country established as a monarchy on 20 March 1956 after Tunisian independence and the end of the French protectorate period.
The Kingdom of Africa was an extension of the frontier zone of the Siculo-Norman state in the former Roman province of Africa [a] (Ifrīqiya in Tunisian Arabic), corresponding to Tunisia and parts of Algeria and Libya today. The main primary sources for the kingdom are Arabic (Muslim); [240] the Latin (Christian) sources are scanter. According ...
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Here is a timeline of Tunisia's tumultuous political path over the past decade. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Tunisia's first official printing press established in Tunis. First edition of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia published. 1872 – Tunis-Goulette-Marsa railway begins operating. 1875 – Sadiki College founded. [1] 1881 – City occupied by French. [1] 1882 – Alaoui Museum dedicated. [4] 1885 – Bibliothèque Francaise ...
An independence movement lasting many decades eventually prevailed, leading to the end of the French protectorate (commenced in 1881). In 1954 the Tunisian struggle and consequent civil disturbances resulted in the start of negotiations for autonomy between France and the Neo Destour political party (essentially under Habib Bourguiba) supported by the Tunisian labor unions and by the Arab League.
Tunisia became a staging area for the invasion of Sicily later that year. [202] General Eisenhower subsequently wrote of the occupation of Tunisia (evidently following an anti-colonial policy, yet one compromised) "far from governing a conquered country, we were attempting only to force a gradual widening of the base of government, with the ...
This is a list of the beys of Tunis who ruled Tunisia from 1613, when the Corsican-origin Muradid dynasty came to power, [1] until 1957, when the Cretan-origin Husainid monarchy was abolished. [ 2 ] Muradid dynasty (1613–1702)