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The word Tunisia is derived from Tunis; a central urban hub and the capital of modern-day Tunisia.The present form of the name, with its Latinate suffix -ia, evolved from French Tunisie, [29] [30] in turn generally associated with the Berber root ⵜⵏⵙ, transcribed tns, which means "to lay down" or "encampment". [31]
Called popularly Le Destour, the official name was Al-Hisb Al-Horr Ad-Destouri At-Tounsi or Le Parti Libre Constitutionnel Tunisien. Tha'alibi was a founding member. The party negotiated an informal alliance with the Bey, which annoyed the French.
The French protectorate of Tunisia (French: Protectorat français de Tunisie; Arabic: الحماية الفرنسية في تونس al-ḥimāya al-Fransīya fī Tūnis), officially the Regency of Tunis [1] [2] [b] (French: Régence de Tunis) and commonly referred to as simply French Tunisia, was established in 1881, during the French colonial empire era, and lasted until Tunisian independence ...
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The French conquest of Tunisia occurred in two phases in 1881: the first (28 April – 12 May) consisting of the invasion and securing of the country before the signing of a treaty of protection, and the second (10 June – 28 October) consisting of the suppression of a rebellion.
La Presse de Tunisie: March 12, 1936 Daily French Société nouvelle d'impression, de presse et d'édition Le Quotidien: April 6, 2001 Daily French Dar Anwar: Le Temps: June 1, 1975 Daily French Dar Assabah: Sabah Al Khair: April 28, 1987 Weekly Arabic Dar Assabah Tunis Hebdo: 24 September 1973 Weekly French Dar Tunis Hebdo Tunivisions: 1997 ...
France–Tunisia relations are the current and historical relations between France and Tunisia.France invaded Tunisia in 1881 and established the French protectorate of Tunisia, which lasted until Tunisia's independence in 1956.
The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Tunisia. The present day Republic of Tunisia, al-Jumhuriyyah at-Tunisiyyah, is situated in Northern Africa.Geographically situated between Libya to the east, Algeria to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. [1]