Resident-General of France in Tunisia | |
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Résident général de France au Tunisie | |
Reports to | Head of State of France |
Residence | Embassy of France |
Seat | Tunis |
Formation | 23 June 1885 |
First holder | Paul Cambon |
Final holder | Roger Seydoux |
Abolished | 20 March 1956 |
In 1881, the conquest of Tunisia was initiated by the French Third Republic. The invasion began on 28 April 1881, and lasted until 28 October 1881. Meanwhile, the Treaty of Bardo was signed on 12 May 1881. According to the treaty, the Beylik of Tunis would become a French protectorate from 1881 to 1956, when Tunisia regained its independence as the Kingdom of Tunisia.