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Algeria commemorates thousands killed by French troops in 1945 massacres
Ceremonies in the cities of Guelma, Kherrata and Setif on Thursday paid homage to the thousands of Algerians killed by French ...
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The urgent need to acknowledge North African Jews in Israeli memory - opinion
Israeli society became aware of the events of World War II in North ... extended to North Africa following the establishment of the Vichy regime. In Algeria, where Jews had held French citizenship ...
As Europe celebrates the triumph of V-E Day, Algeria marks parallel legacy of colonial-era massacres
As Europe celebrates the 80th anniversary of its triumph over fascism and the end of World War II, Algeria is remembering a ...
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As Europe celebrates the triumph of V-E Day, Algeria marks parallel legacy of colonial-era massacres
More than 500,000 tirailleurs from North Africa, West Africa and Madagascar fought for France during WWII ... French statistics. The war's ending sparked similar disenchantment in Britain’s ...
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As Europe celebrates the triumph of V-E Day, Algeria marks parallel legacy of colonial-era massacres
calling French colonialism “genocidal” and a crime against humanity. More than 500,000 tirailleurs from North Africa, West Africa and Madagascar fought for France during WWII. Some volunteered ...
How African Soldiers Shaped the Outcome of WWII
Over a million Africans who were called to service by colonial powers took part in the war. Many never returned – and those ...
The Nation Newspaper24d
Gbolahan Macjob: BBC producer retells African slavery in colonial era with Ireke
In the same vein, colonial rule and influx of Europeans ... and other West African nations—defeated the French army. The revolution, led by heroic figures like Toussaint Louverture and Jean ...