Algeria marks 70th anniversary of start of revolt against French rule

On November 1, 1954, Algeria’s National Liberation Front attacked French targets, setting off the Algerian War which led to the country’s independence from France.The country officially declared independence on July 5, 1962, after a brutal seven-year war that ended 132 years of colonial rule

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