Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) (2016)

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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."

Year
2016
Country
FR
Language
French
Release date
1 January 2016
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Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella
Self
Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Self
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Self
Houari Boumédiène
Houari Boumédiène
Self
Eldridge Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver
Self
Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba
Self
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver
Self
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Self
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Self
Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat
Self
Johnny Makatini
Johnny Makatini
Self
M'Hamed Yazid
M'Hamed Yazid
Self
Ahmed Kaïd
Ahmed Kaïd
Self
Álvaro Holden Roberto
Álvaro Holden Roberto
Self
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Self
Antonio Cubillo
Antonio Cubillo
Self
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Self
Oscar Monteiro
Oscar Monteiro
Self
Kwame Ture
Kwame Ture
Self
Moïse Kapenda Tshombe
Moïse Kapenda Tshombe
Self
Apolônio de Carvalho
Apolônio de Carvalho
Self
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Self
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self
Nâzim Boudjenah
Nâzim Boudjenah
Narrator

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