History (from Algeria) -- Encyclopædia Britannica history (from Algeria) This discussion focuses on Algeria from the 19th century onward. For a treatment of earlier periods and of the country in its http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=220551
WHKMLA : History Of Algeria, ToC Global Currency history Algeria; Tables of Modern Monetary history Africa, from www.dollarization.org, scroll down for Algeria http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/northafrica/xalgeria.html
Assia Djebar Short biography, description of Fantasia, an algerian Cavalcade , selected bibliography. http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Djebar.html
Extractions: Assia Djebar Biography 1936 Born in Fatima-Zohra Imalayen in Cherchell, Algeria on August 4. 1957 Publishes first novel, La Soif , under pen name Assia Djebar. 1958 Publishes second novel, Les Impatients . Marries Walid Garn. Works toward advanced degree in history at University of Algiers. 1962 Publishes novel Les Enfants du Nouveau Monde 1967 Publishes novel Les Alouettes Naives Rouge l'Aube , a play written in collaboration with husband Garn, performed at the third Panafrican Cultural Festival held in Algiers. Publishes volume of poetry, Poems pour l'Algerie heureuse 1977 Directs her first film, La Nouba des femmes du Mont Chenoua 1979 Directs second film, La Zerda ou les chants de l'oubli , a documentary juxtaposing French newsreels of World War I and II and Algerian women singing traditional songs. 1980 Publishes short story collection, Femmes d'Alger dans leur appartement . Marries Malek Alloula, Algerian writer, and they reside in Paris Appointed to Algerian Cultural Center in Paris. 1985 First novel of projected quartet published, L'Amour, la fantasia
Economist.com | Country Briefings: Algeria history in brief Jun 16th 2005 From Economist.com. Berbers settled in Algeria starting in the second millennium BC. After defeating Carthage in the Punic http://www.economist.com/countries/Algeria/profile.cfm?folder=History in brief
Extractions: ALGIERS, Algeria (CNN) Polls opened Thursday morning for Algeria's presidential election, even though the choice was limited to one man pro-army candidate Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Six of seven presidential candidates abruptly withdrew from the race Wednesday, protesting alleged ballot-rigging. Thursday's election was to choose Algeria's first civilian president. The former French colony has been rocked by insurgent violence since 1992, when authorities scrapped an election the now-outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) was poised to win. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict Bouteflika, a former foreign minister, said he would accept victory only if he receives support from a significant number of voters.
Extractions: The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Benflis had been prime minister since August 2000 Story Tools ALGIERS, Algeria Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika fired Prime Minister Ali Benflis on Monday as part of a Cabinet shake-up in the North African country. APS, Algeria's official news agency, quoted Benflis as saying he was not consulted before the decision. "I would like to clarify this for the Algerian public: At no moment did I resign," Benflis said after a meeting with the president, according to APS. Bouteflika has named Ahmed Ouyahia the previous prime minister and a close ally of the president as Benflis' replacement, The Associated Press reported. Details of other Cabinet changes were not immediately available. Benflis, 58, has been prime minister since August 2000. He had been considered a potential challenger to Bouteflika in presidential elections in April 2004. Benflis is the leader of Algeria's largest political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN). The FLN more than tripled its number of seats in the 389-seat parliament, moving from 64 to 199 seats, in elections last year.
Extractions: Algiers - History In the 7th century A.D., the city is occupied by an Imazighen tribe of the Sanhadja clan the Beni Mezghanna . T hey gave it the name of Djezaor Beni Mezghanna. In the 10th century, it is restored and is enlarged by Bologhine Ibn Ziri. Between the 11th and the 15th century, Algiers is the heart of the historic happening s of the Maghreb. It is by turns submitted to the authority of all dynasties that followed each other, as well as to the Governorat of the Thalibas tribe. From the 16th to the 19th century, Ottoman period, Algiers becomes the Capital of the country. July 5, 1830, the expeditionary French corps occupies Algiers. Algiers during the War of Liberation Seat of the C.C.E (Committee of Co-ordination and Execution) of the F.L.N. Algiers is erected in an Autonomous Zone by the convention of the Soummam (August 1956). During 1957 Algiers becomes an operational zone and the theatre of a struggle without respite. In January to October of the same year Algiers knows the bloodiest months in the history of the Liberation War; it is the blind repression "en mass": 24.000 assigned to residency, 4
