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Tunisia gains independence from France

Date
20 Mar 1956
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Tunisia gains independence from France

On 20 March 1956, Tunisia gained its independence from France after two years of negotiations between the French and the Neo-Destour (“New Constitution”) party, which was backed by the trade unions. Tunisia, located below the Mediterranean ocean became a constitutional monarchy with the Bey of Tunis, Muhammad VIII al-Amin Bey, as king. In 1957, Habib Bourguiba the country’s Prime Minister, abolished the monarchy and declared the Republic of Tunisia. 

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  1. 01Arcli ‘Tunisia’, From:Acrli[online], Available at www.acrli.org [Accessed: 21 February 2012]
  2. 02The Morden Historian, (2011), ‘On this day in history: Tunisia independence, 1956’, 20 March, [online], Available at: modernhistorian.blogspot.com [Accessed: 21 February 2012]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, March 13). Tunisia gains independence from France. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076893

South African History Online (2012) 'Tunisia gains independence from France', South African History Online, 13 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076893 (Accessed: 31 July 2026).

South African History Online, Tunisia gains independence from France [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076893, (accessed 31 July 2026).

"Tunisia gains independence from France." South African History Online, 13 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076893. Accessed 31 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Tunisia gains independence from France." South African History Online. March 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076893.

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