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1956: Tunisia and Morocco Become Independent

In 1956, full-scale opposition to French rule compelled the French to grant independence to Morocco where M’barek Bekkai became Premier, and Tunisia where Habib Bourguiba became Prime Minister.

Tadese Faforiji

Tadese Faforiji is the founder of Tadexprof, a travel and nature site covering world's destinations worth visiting. He started the site covering local travel in Nigeria and has since expanded it into US national park guides, with plans to document more of the world firsthand going forward.