Tunisia+History

TUNISIA HISTORY





Event 1: Name of Event: Settlement Date of Event: 12th century B.C. Description of Event: Tunisia was settled by the Phoenicians called "Carthage ."  Event 2: Name of Event: Destruction Date of Event: 116 B.C. Description of Event: Carthage was destroyed by the three wars and Rome.  Event 3: Name of Event: Ottoman Empire Date of Event: 1570-1574 Description of Event: Turks took over Tunisia and made it part of the Ottoman Empire until the ninteenth century.  Event 4: Name of Event: French Protectorate Date of Event: 1956 Description of Event: The bey, local Tunisia ruler, signed a treaty acknowledging it as a French protectorate.  Event 5: Name of Event: Independence Date of Event: 1956 Description of Event: Nationlist agitation forced France to recognize Tunisian independence and sovereignty.

Event 6: Name of Event: Constitutional Democratic Assembly Party Date of Event: 1987, 1999, 2000, 2004 Description of Event: Ben Ali was elected all those years he held the CDA party. As he was president, the country continued to improve and became one of the most attractive in Africa for foreign investors.

Sources of Historical information: [|Http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108050.html] http://www.tunisiahousing.com/RealEstate.htm http://www.jupiterimages.com/popup2.aspx?navigationSubType=itemdetails&itemID=22570637