▁Tun is ia ▁number ed ▁ 8 4 , 9 3 5 , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 1 , 7 0 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁remained ▁in ▁independent ▁Tun is ia . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁ 9 0 0 ▁Tun is ian ▁Italian ▁residents , ▁mainly ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁the ▁Tun is ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁The ▁Italian ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Tun is ▁also ▁reported ▁another ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁It ali ans ▁had ▁temporary ▁resident ▁vis as , ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁profession als ▁and ▁techn icians ▁for ▁Italian ▁companies ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁Tun is ia . ▁ ▁Lib ya ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁re to ok ▁Cy ren a ica . ▁By ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁last ▁German ▁and ▁Italian ▁soldiers ▁were ▁driven ▁from ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁the ▁Al lied ▁occupation ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁began . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁post - war ▁period , ▁Tri polit ania ▁and ▁Cy ren a ica ▁remained ▁under ▁British ▁administration , ▁while ▁the ▁French ▁controlled ▁Fe zz an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Id ris ▁returned ▁from ▁ex ile ▁in ▁C airo ▁but ▁decl ined ▁to ▁res ume ▁permanent ▁residence ▁in ▁Cy ren a ica ▁until ▁the ▁removal ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁of ▁some ▁aspects ▁of ▁foreign