European Tunisians are
Tunisians
Tunisians ( ar, تونسيون ''Tūnisiyyūn'', aeb, توانسة ''Twensa'') are the citizens and nationals of Tunisia in North Africa, who speak Tunisian Arabic and share a common Tunisian culture and identity. In addition, a Tunisian diaspo ...
whose ancestry lies within the
ethnic groups of Europe
Europeans are the focus of European ethnology, the field of anthropology related to the various ethnic groups that reside in the states of Europe. Groups may be defined by common genetic ancestry, common language, or both. Pan and Pfeil (2004) ...
, notably the French. Other communities include those from Southern Europe and Northwestern Europe.
Prior to independence, there were 255,000 Europeans in
Tunisia
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in 1956. In 1926, there were 90,000 Italians in Tunisia, compared to 70,000 Frenchmen, despite the fact that Tunisia was a French protectorate, as well as 8,396 Maltese.
[Moustapha Kraiem. ''Le fascisme et les italiens de Tunisie, 1918-1939'' pag. 57]
History
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Italian Tunisians
Italian Tunisians (or Italians of Tunisia) are Tunisians of Italian descent. Migration and colonization, particularly during the 19th century, led to significant numbers of Italians settling in Tunisia.
Italian presence in Tunisia
The presence ...
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European Moroccans
European Moroccans are Moroccans whose ancestry lies within the continent of Europe.
History
Prior to independence, Morocco was home to half a million Europeans, and European Christians formed almost half the population of the city of Casablanca ...
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Pied-Noir
The ''Pieds-Noirs'' (; ; ''Pied-Noir''), are the people of French people, French and other White Africans of European ancestry, European descent who were born in Algeria during the French Algeria, period of French rule from 1830 to 1962; the v ...
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Italian settlers in Libya
Italian settlers in Libya ( it, Italo-libici, also called Italian Libyans) typically refers to Italians and their descendants, who resided or were born in Libya during the Italian colonial period.
History
Italian heritage in Libya can be dat ...
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History of the Jews in Tunisia
The history of the Jews in Tunisia extended nearly two thousand years and goes back to the Punic era. The Jewish community in Tunisia is no doubt older and grew up following successive waves of immigration and proselytism before its develo ...
Notable people
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Moufida Bourguiba
Moufida Bourguiba née Mathilde Lorrain ( ar, مفيدة بورقيبة; 24 January 1890 – 15 November 1976) was the first wife of the President of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba, and the inaugural First Lady of Tunisia from 1957 to 1961.
Biograph ...
(1890-1976), first
First Lady of Tunisia
First Lady of Tunisia ( ar, سيدة تونس الأولى, French: ''Première dame de Tunisie'') usually refers to the wife of the president of Tunisia. They often play a protocol role at the Carthage Palace and during official visits, though ...
(1957-1961)
References and footnotes
Ethnic groups in Tunisia
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