Posted
on November 1, 2016
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| Notice that Algeria (on the map above) is quite close to France (on the map below). |
Like
most nations in Africa, Algeria was colonized by a European nation. Well, to be honest, it was more conquered than colonized –
in 1830 France invaded Algeria, and the war of conquest was long and
bloody. When Algeria was good and won, French officials encouraged
French citizens to move from France to Algeria and apparently were
given lands that had been confiscated from native Algerians. In this
sense, Algeria was more considered another, new extension of France
rather than a colony!
Also
like most African nations, Algerians eventually fought to control
their own country, starting with a series of attacks on this date in
1954.
During this
war of independence, French control of Algeria lost respect from and support of other nations around the
world.
Algeria finally became fully independent on July 5, 1962.
Algeria
is about 80% desert! Luckily, desert can be BEAUTIFUL!
Where
there is water, Algeria can be just as beautiful...
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Note (above) the crazy-looking antics of teens
atop the travertine wall of Hammam Meskhoutine
Springs (below, the wall seen from below)!
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