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Repatriated to Vichy France by the Germans at the end of the Tunisian campaign: 10 May 1943 to 22 February 1947: Charles Mast, Resident-General: 22 February 1947 to 13 June 1950: Jean Mons , Resident-General: 13 June 1950 to 13 January 1952: Louis Périllier , Resident-General: 13 January 1952 to 2 September 1953: Jean de Hauteclocque ,
Now, AUDI AG, and the "Audi aluminium plant". Also home to Audi high performance private subsidiary Audi Sport GmbH , who manufacture all Audi RS cars (except the TTRS) and the Audi R8 49°12′5″N 9°13′19″E / 49.20139°N 9.22194°E / 49.20139; 9.22194 ( AUDI AG Werk, Neckarsulm, and quattro
In 2004, a new section of line opened from Kalaa Seghira to M'Saaken, enabling through Tunis - Sfax services to avoid Sousse town centre. Until that year, all services passing through Sousse had to pass through the streets and along the seafront at low speed. Most of the Tunis - Sfax route was double-tracked at this time, enabling faster and ...
Léon Roches, French consul general in Tunis from 1855 to 1863, was granted the palatial complex of Dar El Kamila in La Marsa as his residence in 1857. Following an agreement with Bey Muhammad VI al-Habib in December 1859, he directed the construction of a large consulate building on the western approach to the Medina of Tunis , designed by ...
Construction on the Tunis-Carthage Airport, which was fully funded by France, began in 1944, and in 1948 the airport become the main hub for Tunisair. The airline started operations with Douglas DC-3s flying from Tunis-Carthage Airport to Marseille , Ajaccio , Bastia , Algiers , Rome, Sfax , Djerba , and Tripoli, Libya .
France invaded Tunisia in 1881 and established the French protectorate of Tunisia, which lasted until Tunisia's independence in 1956. In 1957, France cut off financial aid totaling $33.5 million to Tunisia because of its support for neighboring Algeria 's independence movements. [ 1 ]
The French Republic has one of the world's largest diplomatic networks, and is a member of more multilateral organisations than any other country. [1] [2]France's permanent representation abroad began in the reign of Francis I, when in 1522 he sent a delegation to the Swiss.
Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Tunis. Tunisia has an embassy in Riyadh and a consulate-general in Jeddah. Syria: 2 June 1956: The 11th session of the Tunisian-Syrian High Joint Committee met in Tunis in May 2010. The two countries share experience and information on such issues as housing, shipping, and tourism. [137] Syria has an embassy in Tunis.