Kingdom of Tunisia Royaume de Tunisie المملكة التونسية | |||||||||
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| 1956–1957 | |||||||||
| Motto: حرية، نظام، عدالة "Ḥurrīyah, Niẓām, 'Adālah" "Freedom, Order, Justice" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Salam al-Bey (Royal Anthem) | |||||||||
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| Capital | Tunis | ||||||||
| Common languages | Tunisian Arabic, French | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1956–1957 | Muhammad VIII | ||||||||
| Crown Prince | |||||||||
• 1956–1957 | Prince Husain | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1956 (first) | Tahar Ben Ammar | ||||||||
• 1956–1957 (last) | Habib Bourguiba | ||||||||
| Legislature | Constituent Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 20 March 1956 | |||||||||
| 25 July 1957 | |||||||||
| Currency | Tunisian franc | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of Tunisia (French: Royaume de Tunisie; Arabic: المملكة التونسية el-Mamlka et-Tūnsīya) was a short-lived country established as a monarchy on 20 March 1956 after Tunisian independence and the end of the French protectorate period. It lasted for a period of one year and five months between 20 March 1956, the day of the independence, until 25 July 1957, the day of the declaration of the republic. Its sole monarch, titled Bey of Tunis, was Muhammad VIII al-Amin (also known as Lamine Bey) who appointed the prime ministers Tahar Ben Ammar and Habib Bourguiba.
On 25 July 1957, the monarchy was abolished with Tunisia reorganizing as a republic. The National Constituent Assembly, the country's legislature, appointed Bourguiba as head of state until the 1959 general elections, which Bourguiba won.