Tunis
City
Capital of Tunisia, near the site of ancient Carthage.
Held by
- 1789 – July 1, 1881 Ottoman Empire
- May 12, 1881 – March 19, 1956 France
- November 17, 1942 – May 6, 1943 Germany Military occupation
- since March 20, 1956 Tunisia
Capital of
- July 15, 1705 – May 12, 1881 Beylik of Tunis
- May 12, 1881 – March 20, 1956 French protectorate of Tunisia
- since March 20, 1956 Tunisia
Events here 7
- August 28, 1797 Treaty with Tunis (1797)
- May 12, 1881 – March 20, 1956 Treaty of Bardo
- November 17, 1942 – May 13, 1943 Tunisian campaign
- May 22, 2004 Arab Charter on Human Rights
- December 17, 2010 – December 2012 Arab Spring
- December 17, 2010 – January 14, 2011 Tunisian revolution
- March 18, 2015 Bardo National Museum attack