As France celebrated victory in Europe on 8 May 1945, its army was massacring thousands of civilians in Sétif and Guelma - events that were the real beginning of Algeria’s war of independence.
by Mohammed Harbi
THE massacres in the Sétif and Guelma regions on 8 May 1945, described at the time as events or troubles in north Constantine, marked the beginning of the Algerian war of independence. This episode in the Algerian tragedy is one of the great turning points in colonial history.
by Mohammed Harbi
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Hello!
You are still alive :) Why have the blog such a name? Mono should it be... :) missed author
thx for the comment.. I am away today.. connecting from another place.. I didnt want to break your chronometer,as it has already started.
it was you who started it :(
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