French Algeria
French Algeria (French: Alger to 1839, then Algérie afterwards;[1] unofficially Algérie française,[2][3] Arabic: الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the time during which France colonized Algeria.
French Algeria | |||||||||||||||
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Status | 1830–1848: Colony 1848–1962: De jure: Départements of Metropolitan France De facto: Colony | ||||||||||||||
Capital and largest city | Algiers | ||||||||||||||
Official languages | French | ||||||||||||||
Government | French Department | ||||||||||||||
Governor General | |||||||||||||||
• 1830 (first) | Louis-Auguste-Victor Bourmont | ||||||||||||||
• 1962 (last) | Christian Fouchet | ||||||||||||||
Legislature | Algerian Assembly (1948–1956) | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
• | 5 July 1830 | ||||||||||||||
• | 5 July 1962 | ||||||||||||||
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• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||||
Currency | Budju (1830–1848) (Algerian) Franc (1848–1962) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||||||||||||||
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy | ||||||||||||||
Driving side | right | ||||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | DZ | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Algeria |
French rule began in 1830 after the invasion of Algiers and lasted until the end of the Algerian War in 1962.
French Algeria Media
The attack of Admiral Duperré during the take-over of Algiers in 1830
Ornate Ottoman cannon, length: 385cm, cal:178mm, weight: 2910, stone projectile, founded 8 October 1581 in Algiers, seized by France at Algiers in 1830. Musée de l'Armée, Paris
The capture of Constantine by French troops, 13 October 1837 by Horace Vernet
References
- ↑ Scheiner, Virgile (14 October 1839) Le pays occupé par les Français dans le nord de l'Afrique sera, à l'avenir, désigné sous le nom d'Algérie. (in French)
- ↑ Nonexhaustive list of ancient and modern books named "Algérie française": (in French) 1848; 1856; 1864; 2007; and so on
- ↑ African Boundaries. Royal Institute for international affairs. 1979. p. 89. ISBN 9780903983877.