Tunisian naturalization issue

Tunisian naturalization issue
Part of the Tunisian national movement
Delegation led by Habib Bourguiba to protest after the attempted burial of a naturalized French citizen in Monastir
Date	December 31, 1932 – August 7, 1933
Location	Bizerte, Hammam Lif, Ferryville, Kairouan, Tunis and Monastir
Caused by	Refusal to bury the French naturalized Muslims in Muslim cemeteries.
Methods	Cemetery blockades Riots Press campaign
Resulted in	Creation of special cemeteries Reviving Tunisian nationalism Decrease of naturalization requests
Parties
French protectorate administration Tunisian national movement
Lead figures
François Manceron Habib Bourguiba
Number
Many Naturalized French Thousands
Casualties and losses
Many injured Many injured 1 Dead

The Tunisian naturalization issue was a protest movement against French and Tunisian laws that eased access to French citizenship in 1933, during the French protectorate of Tunisia. It was active in preventing the burial of Muslim Tunisians who had adopted French nationality in Muslim cemeteries. These riots revived the Tunisian national movement, which had been weakened after the 1926-28 repression.