From then until now
The Punic Period
| 12th century BC Chr .: | Phoenicians colonize Tunisia |
| 814 BC Chr .: | Foundation of Carthage |
| 5th / 4th Century BC Chr .: | Phoenician Carthage rose to become the dominant power in the Mediterranean |
| 264-241 BC Chr .: | first Punic war against Rome, loss of Sicily |
| 218-201 BC Chr .: | second Punic war, loss of Carthaginian great power |
| 149-146 BC Chr .: | Third Punic War, complete destruction of Carthage by the Romans, Tunisia becomes a Roman province |
The roman time
| From 146 BC. Chr .: | Roman province "Africa" |
| From 27 BC. Chr .: | intensive Roman colonization under Augustus, creation of over 200 Roman cities in Tunisia |
| 4th century AD: | The fall of the Roman Empire, Christianity prevails |
| 439-570 AD: | changing rule of Roman dynasties |
The Arab period
| 670 AD: | Arab subjugation of the Byzantine province, establishment of Kairouan as capital |
| From 799 AD: | changing rule of Arab dynasties |
| Until 8./9. Century AD: | complete Islamization of the Maghreb |
| Until 15th century AD: | The influx of highly educated Muslim and Jewish refugees from Spain promotes the arts and sciences |
Turkish rule
| From 1574: | For 300 years Tunisia becomes a province of the Ottoman Empire with autonomy under the Beys set up by Constantinople |
| 16th century AD: | Highlights of Mediterranean piracy, large slave markets (including in Tunis) |
| From the middle of the 19th century AD: | increasing dependence on European colonial powers |
The French colonial era
| From 1881: | Tunisia is a French protectorate, Europeans are coming into the country |
| 1934: | Habib Bourguiba founds the Neo Destour party |
| From 1950: | bitter disputes between the independence movement and the French administration |
Independent Tunisia
| 20. March 1956: | France recognizes Tunisian independence |
| 1957-1987: | Prime Minister Habib Bourguiba becomes President of the Tunisian Republic |
| November 07, 1987: | Bourguiba is declared incapable of office by Prime Minister Ben Ali due to his state of health, and Ben Ali succeeds him |
| 14 January 2011: | Jasmine Revolution, Ben Ali resigns and flees the country, formation of a constituent assembly to set up a transitional government and a president |
| 31 December 2014: | Béji Caïd Essebsi becomes the first president to be freely elected by the people |
| July 25, 2019: | Acting President Essebsi dies |
| 23 October 2019: | Election of the new president Kais Saied |
