algeria timeline by Rashad Fields

Algerian War of Independence: Freedom from the French 1954

rasfie1109 — 2023-11-30 21:18:49 UTC

From Cairo, the FLN broadcast the declaration of 1 November 1954 written by the journalist Mohamed Aïchaoui calling on Muslims in Algeria to join in a national struggle for the "restoration of the Algerian state – sovereign, democratic and social – within the framework of the principles of Islam."

Algerian War of Independence: Freedom from the French end 1962

rasfie1109 — 2023-11-30 21:23:47 UTC

After a second referendum on Algeria's independence in April 1962, in which 91 percent of the French electorate voted for independence, the French government and military withdrew, followed by many of the Pieds-Noirs and Harkis. The total number of casualties from the conflict is still contested.

Ahmed Ben Bella elected as first president 1963

rasfie1109 — 2023-11-30 21:28:17 UTC

Ahmed Ben Bella (Arabic: أحمد بن بلّة Aḥmad bin Billah; 25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 and then the first president of Algeria from 15 September 1963 to 19 June 1965.

President Boumedienne dies and is replaced by Col Chadli Bendjedid, as the compromise candidate of the military establishment 1978

rasfie1109 — 2023-12-01 20:21:59 UTC

Chadli Bendjedid (Arabic: الشاذلي بن جديد‎; ALA-LC: ash-Shādhilī bin Jadīd; 14 April 1929 – 6 October 2012) was the third President of Algeria and an Algerian Nationalist. His presidential term of office ran from 9 February 1979 to 11 January 1992.

Serious rioting against economic conditions algeria 1988

rasfie1109 — 2023-12-01 20:25:48 UTC

The 1988 October Riots were a series of street-level disturbances and riotous demonstrations by Algerian youth, which started on 5 October 1988 and ended on the 11th. The riots were "the most serious" since Algeria's independence", and involved thousands of youth who "took control of the streets".