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Trade with Europe increased dramatically with western merchants arriving to establish businesses in the country. In 1861, Tunisia enacted the first constitution in the Arab world, but a move toward a modernizing republic was hampered by the poor economy and by political unrest. Loans made by foreigners to the government were becoming difficult ...
In the 19th century Tunisian commercial contacts with Europe were numerous, and there was a population of French, Italian and British expatriates in the country, that was represented by Consulates. France had also made a major loan to Tunisia in the mid-19th century. [3]
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tunis, Tunisia This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
In 1533, Suleiman the Magnificent ordered Hayreddin Barbarossa, whom he had summoned from Algiers, to build a large war fleet for Constantinople. [9] Altogether 70 galleys were built in the winter of 1533–1534, manned by slave oarsmen, including 2,000 Jews. [10]
Tunisia experienced no fight against the Turkish empire, whereas during World War I many mashriq Arabs fought against Turkish armies for their independence. [110] [111] Yet in 1881 Tunisia fell under European rule, as did Egypt in 1882, [112] Morocco and Libya in 1912, [113] and Syria and Iraq in 1919. [114]
Here is a timeline of Tunisia's tumultuous political path over the past decade. Tunisia holds an election for a new parliament on Saturday. Opposition parties say the legislative chamber ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... This is a timeline of Tunisian history. Each article deals with events in Tunisia in a given year. Nineteenth ...
Forget Europe; from the ruins of Carthage to the El Jem amphitheatre, Tunisia’s restoration efforts show off its storied past. Richard Collett takes a deep dive into the country’s fascinating ...