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Oran (Arabic: وَهران, romanized: Wahrān) [a] is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria.It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance.
A torpedo hit the patrol boat Terre-Neuve, moored alongside Dunkerque, full of depth charges. Terre-Neuve quickly sank and the depth charges went off, causing serious damage to the battleship. [ 32 ] Another attack took place on 8 July, when aircraft from the carrier Hermes attacked the Richelieu at Dakar , seriously damaging it. [ 31 ]
1930–32 – Sénia, the Oran aérodrome, is where several world records of duration and distance in closed loop are established. [citation needed] 1931 - Population: 187,981. 1936 - Population: 217,819 inhabitants in Oran. On August 1, 1936, the French designer and couturier Yves Saint Laurent was born in Oran.
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Oran covered 67,262 km², encompassing five sub-prefectures of Mascara, Mostaganem, Sidi Bel Abbès, Tiaret and Tlemcen. It was only in the 1950s that the Sahara was annexed into departmentalised Algeria, which explains why the département of Oran limited itself to what is the northwest of Algeria today. However, prior to departmentalisation ...
The Algerian War had been underway since 1954. The Évian Accords of 18 March 1962 brought an end to the conflict. The Accords, which were reached during a cease-fire between French armed forces and the Algerian nationalist organisation the Front de libération nationale (FLN), began the process of transfer of power from the French to the Algerians.
Jones was the first musician signed to OBR Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam (which is now part of Universal Music Group). [5] [3]His song "The Rain" became a hit in 1986, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. [6]