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Tunisian Independence - Between Political Negotiations and Armed Resistance

Summary by allAfrica
Tunis -- March 20, 1956 was not an ordinary date, but a decisive milestone in Tunisia's contemporary history. On that day, after 75 years of French colonial domination, Tunisia broke with a past of subjugation, following the signing in Paris of the independence protocol.

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Exactly seventy years ago, on 20 March 1956, France recognized the independence of Tunisia. A transition led by Pierre Mendès France and Habib Bourguiba, which contrasts with the case of Algeria. A review of this negotiated political process which ended the French protectorate established in 1881.

On 20.3.1956 Tunisia becomes independent of France. Led by lawyer Habib Bourguiba, who relies not on weapons but on negotiations.

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wdr.de broke the news in on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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