Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

10.0

0 hr 56 min

2016-01-01

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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."

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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

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