Tunisian Flag – Nearly Two Centuries of History, Identity and Sovereignty

Tunis — Tunisia will celebrate on Tuesday the 199th anniversary of the creation of its national flag, which was designed on October 20, 1827 on the orders of Bey Hussein II, before being officially approved a few years later.

Preserved during the French protectorate and subsequently after independence, this flag remains one of the most powerful symbols of Tunisian national identity and sovereignty.

For historians, the national flag is not merely a legacy of the past, it traces the country’s…