French protectorate of Tunisia

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The French protectorate of Tunisia was a North African territory under French colonial rule from 1881 to 1956, encompassing present-day Tunisia with a French-controlled administration alongside a nominally sovereign beylical monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former colony
former protectorate
historical political entity
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Tunisia
capital Tunis
colonialAdministrationType French-controlled administration with nominally sovereign beylical monarchy
colonialPower France
continent Africa
country France
currency Tunisian franc
demographics majority Arab-Berber population
endEvent Tunisian independence
endTime 1956
establishedBy France
Jules Ferry government
linked to: Jules Ferry
flagDescription red field with white disk and red crescent and star (Tunisian flag used under protectorate)
followedBy Kingdom of Tunisia
linked to: Kingdom of Tunis
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
protectorate
headOfStateTitle Bey of Tunis
includedCity Bizerte
linked to: Bizerte port

Sfax
Sousse
Tunis
independenceDate 20 March 1956
independenceFrom France
legalBasis Convention of La Marsa
Treaty of Bardo
locatedIn North Africa
notableLeader Ali III ibn al-Husayn
Muhammad III as-Sadiq
Muhammad VIII al-Amin
officialLanguage Arabic
French
partOf French colonial empire
religion Islam
replaces Beylik of Tunis
linked to: Kingdom of Tunis
representativeOfSuzerainPowerTitle Resident-general of France in Tunisia
sharesBorderWith French Algeria
Kingdom of Italy (via Libya)
linked to: Kingdom of Italy
significantEvent Internal autonomy agreements (1955)
Ksar Said occupation (1881)
Neo Destour party formation
Tunisian general strike of 1952
Tunisian nationalist movement
Young Tunisian movement
startEvent Treaty of Bardo
startTime 1881
suzerain French Fourth Republic
French Third Republic

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French Algeria borderedBy French protectorate of Tunisia
Battle of the Mareth Line countryAtTime French Tunisia
subject linked to: Battle of Mareth Line
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Claudia Cardinale countryOfBirth French Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
AFN relatedTo French Protectorate of Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Beji Caid Essebsi placeOfBirth French Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Bey of Tunis laterUnder French protectorate of Tunisia
Italian Libya borderedBy French Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba significantEvent Tunisian independence from France
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Battle of Sidi Bou Zid country French Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
French protectorates included French Protectorate of Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
French protectorates notableExample Protectorate of Tunisia (1881–1956)
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Crimean evacuation of November 1920 destination Tunisia (French protectorate)
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Code de l'indigénat appliesToJurisdiction French protectorate of Tunisia
Battle of Bizerte country French Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Battle of Wadi Akarit country French Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Italian North Africa borderedBy French Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
downtown Tunis developedDuring French Protectorate in Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul historicalContext French protectorate of Tunisia
Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale countryOfBirth French Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
French colonial law appliedIn French protectorate of Tunisia
Banque de l’Algérie et de la Tunisie countryServed French Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Banque de l’Algérie et de la Tunisie jurisdiction French Protectorate of Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Muhammad VIII al-Amin headOfStateDuring French protectorate of Tunisia
باي تونس مرتبطب الحماية الفرنسية على تونس
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Secretary-General of Neo Destour locatedIn French Protectorate of Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia
Destour regionActive French Protectorate of Tunisia
linked to: French protectorate of Tunisia