[1] Polish and French-led Tunisian troops both fought against Nazi Germany in World War II.

[2][3] Both Polish and Tunisian POWs were subjected to poor treatment by the Germans, who regarded them as "racially inferior".

[5] Future Tunisian President and dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was an ambassador of Tunisia to Poland from 1980 to 1984.

[7] In 2000, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali paid an official visit to Poland.

[8] Following the Tunisian Revolution of 2010–2011, Tunisia sought Poland's help in democratizing the country and dealing with the ousted dictatorship.