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Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

Original Title: Alger, la Mecque des Révolutionnaires (1962-1974)

Status

Released

Release

2016

Runtime

56m

Storyline

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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Status
Released
Runtime
56m
Jan 1, 2016
Languages
French
Director
Production Countries
France

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