French protectorate of Tunisia
1881-1956 monarchy in Northern Africa
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The French protectorate of Tunisia (French: Protectorat français de Tunisie; Arabic: الحماية الفرنسية في تونس al-Ḥimāya al-Fransīya fī Tūnis), commonly known as French Tunisia, was created in 1881, during the French colonial Empire era, and lasted until Tunisian independence in 1956.[1][2]
French protectorate of Tunisia Protectorat français de Tunisie الحماية الفرنسية في تونس | |||||||||
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1881–1956 | |||||||||
Anthem: and Beylical Anthem | |||||||||
![]() Tunisia (dark blue) French possessions in Africa (light blue) 1913 | |||||||||
Status | Protectorate | ||||||||
Capital | Tunis | ||||||||
Common languages | French Italian Berber languages Standard Arabic Tunisian Arabic Judeo-Tunisian Arabic | ||||||||
Religion | Islam | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Tunisian | ||||||||
Government | Constitutional monarchy under French protectorate | ||||||||
Bey | |||||||||
• 1859–1882 (first) | Muhammad III as-Sadiq | ||||||||
• 1943–1956 (last) | Muhammad VIII al-Amin | ||||||||
Resident-General | |||||||||
• 1885–1886 (first) | Paul Cambon | ||||||||
• 1955–1956 (last) | Roger Seydoux[a] | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
12 May 1881 | |||||||||
20 March 1956 | |||||||||
Currency | Tunisian rial (until 1891) Tunisian franc (1891–1958) | ||||||||
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Today part of | Tunisia |
Notes
change- ↑ as High Commissioner
References
change- ↑ Ling, Dwight L. (August 1960). "The French Invasion of Tunisia, 1881". The Historian. 22 (4): 396–412. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.1960.tb01666.x. JSTOR 24436566.
- ↑ Perkins, Kenneth J. (2004). A History of Modern Tunisia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-81124-4.