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La Marsa Convention

1883 · 19th century · Also known as Convention of La Marsa

The La Marsa Convention was an agreement signed on 8 June 1883 between France and Ali III ibn al-Husayn, bey of Tunis. Supplementing the Treaty of Bardo of 1881, it obliged the bey to carry out the administrative, judicial and financial reforms France considered useful, establishing a full protectorate in which a French resident-general controlled government. France in turn guaranteed the Tunisian debt.

La Marsa Convention
Image: Bey Husseinite of Tunis + French government · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). La Marsa Convention. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/la-marsa-convention
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