Poland recognized Tunisia in 1956, shortly after the Tunisian declaration of independence. Bilateral relations were established in 1959. A cultural cooperation agreement between Poland and Tunisia was signed in Tunis in 1966.[5]
Future Tunisian President and dictator
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was an ambassador of Tunisia to Poland from 1980 to 1984.[6]
In 2000, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali paid an official visit to Poland.[8]
Modern relations
Following the
Tunisian Revolution of 2010â2011, Tunisia sought Poland's help in democratizing the country and dealing with the ousted dictatorship. The first study visit of Tunisian officials and
NGOs to Poland took place in 2012.[9] Further such Polish-Tunisian meetings were held in the following years, and in 2013,
Ĺukasz KamiĹski, President of the Polish
Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) visited Tunis and participated in a seminar regarding Polish experience in transitional justice.[10] Polish experts assisted Tunisians in drafting of the act on transitional justice.[9] In 2014, the President of the IPN was present at the inauguration of Tunisia's
Truth and Dignity Commission in Tunis.[9]
Poland has an embassy in Tunis and an honorary consulate in
Sousse.[12]
Tunisia has an embassy in
Warsaw and an honorary consulate in
ToruĹ.
References
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^Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, RĂźdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933â1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 394.
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