In 1881, the conquest of Tunisia was initiated by the

French Third Republic The French Third Republic (french: Troisième République, sometimes written as ) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940 ...

. The invasion began on 28 April 1881, and lasted until 28 October 1881. Meanwhile, the

Treaty of Bardo The Treaty of Bardo (french: Traité du Bardo, ar, معاهدة باردو) or Treaty of Qsar es-S'id, Treaty of Ksar Said established a French protectorate over Tunisia that lasted until World War II. It was signed on 12 May 1881 between repre ...

was signed on 12 May 1881. According to the treaty, the

Beylik of Tunis The Beylik of Tunis (), also known as Kingdom of Tunis ( ar, المملكة التونسية) was a largely autonomous beylik of the Ottoman Empire located in present-day Tunisia. It was ruled by the Husainid dynasty from 1705 until the abolit ...

would become a French protectorate from 1881 to 1956, when Tunisia regained its independence as the

Kingdom of Tunisia The Kingdom of Tunisia (french: Royaume de Tunisie; ar, المملكة التونسية ') was a short-lived country established as a monarchy on 20 March 1956 after Tunisian independence and the end of the French protectorate period. It appear ...

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(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)

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* http://www.rulers.org/rult.html#tunisia * ''African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland'' * ''Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press (2000)'' {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of French Residents-General In Tunisia French residents-general French residents-general *

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