Polity Algeria

This article is about the specific polity Algeria and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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A country in North Africa. Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. It is considered part of the Maghreb region of North Africa.

Establishment

  • July 1962: Algerians achieved independence which was proclaimed on July 5, 1962.

Chronology

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1. Algerian War

Was a conflict fought between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France.

  • July 1962: Algerians achieved independence which was proclaimed on July 5, 1962.

2. Sand War

Was a border conflict between Algeria and Morocco.

  • September 1963: In 1963, during the Sand War between Morocco and Algeria, the Royal Moroccan Army, led by King Hassan II, crossed into Algeria and captured the border posts of Hassi-Beida and Tindjoub. This military occupation escalated tensions between the two countries.
  • October 1963: The Algerian forces began to retaliate against the Moroccan advances, taking back the ports of Hassi-Beida and Tindjoub.

3. Northern Mali conflict

Is an ongoing conflict in Mali mainly between government forces, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, and Islamist forces. The conflict started in 2012.

3.1. Islamist-nationalist conflict in Azawad

Was a phase of Islamist insurgency in the Azawad region during the Northern Mali Conflict.

  • January 2013: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) militants crossed the border from Mali into Algeria and captured an Algerian/Statoil/BP-owned natural gas field in Aménas.
  • January 2013: Algerian special forces raided In Aménas.