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Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

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From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, independent Algeria provided significant support to anti-colonial movements and revolutionaries worldwide. Successive presidents, Ahmed Ben Bella and then Houari Boumédiène, made Algiers a haven for activists fighting against colonial and racial oppression. Algiers the White became Algiers the Red. The internationalist Che Guevara established his base of operations there for his guerrilla activities in Africa. The African-American leader Eldridge Cleaver made it the international headquarters of the Black Panther Party. During this period, Algiers was known as "The Mecca of Revolutionaries."

Directed byBen Salama

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0h 56m
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FR
Released
January 1, 2016
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Électron Libre ProductionsARTECNC

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Alger, la Mecque des révolutionnaires (1962-1974)

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Ahmed Ben Bella

Ahmed Ben Bella

Self

Che Guevara

Che Guevara

Self

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Self

Houari Boumédiène

Houari Boumédiène

Self

Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver

Self

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

Self

Kathleen Cleaver

Kathleen Cleaver

Self

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

Self

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self

Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat

Self

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Directed by
Ben Salama
Ben Salama
Written by
Ben Salama
Ben Salama
Amirouche Laïdi
Amirouche Laïdi
Produced by
Yannis Chebbi
Yannis Chebbi
Amirouche Laïdi
Amirouche Laïdi

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