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1962 in Algeria
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1962
1962 in Algeria:
Incumbents
Head of State:
until 22 July: Benyoucef Benkhedda
22 July-25 September: Abderrahmane Farès
starting 25 September: Ferhat Abbas
Prime Minister: Ahmed Ben Bella (starting 27 September)
Events
This was the year that Algeria's revolution against French colonization officially ended after the peace talks in March of that year between the NLF (National Liberation Front) and the French government. This was followed by a ceasefire called between the NLF and the OAS, a secret army determined to keep Algeria a French colony, which was what officially ended the fighting.Evans, Martin. "French Resistance and the Algerian War." History Today. History Today Ltd., 1991. Web. 16 June 2014.
July
1 July: the Algerian Évian Accords referendum, 1962
September
26 September: the Algerian legislative election, 1962
Births
January 21: Ali BenHalima (Algerian international footballer)
February 2: Mustapha Moussa (Algerian boxer)
February 5: Chaba Fadela (an Algerian raï musician and actress)
References
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