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They colonized Tunisia because Tunisia owed France some money, and they could not pay back, therefore France came and invaded so they could pay by getting the land.

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On 26 February 1834, Desmichels, representing Louis-Philippe, King of the French, signed a treaty with Emir Abd-el-Kader (1808-1883).

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