Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

Name: Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
Director: Ben Salama
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-01-01
Duration: 56 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Ahmed Ben Bella, Che Guevara, Nelson Mandela, Houari Boumédiène, Eldridge Cleaver

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Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

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Électron Libre Productions

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2016-01-01

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

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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