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A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the coat of arms of Jacques Soustelle in the center. The shield depicts a lion, a reference to Lyon, Soustelle's birthplace, the cross of Lorraine signifying his affiliation with Free France, seven stars representing the rank of Governor General, a crescent moon as the symbol of Algeria, and the initials J and S.
The tricolor flag seemed to be raised on the main gate of Bab Azzoun in Algiers, [12] as well as the Djenina palace, [13] forts and other governmental buildings in Algiers, the flag also accompanied the forces of the regency in notable battles like the Algiers expedition of 1541 and the siege of Malta. [14]
Algeria: 1516 1830 1962 Algeria: Andorra: 1806 1866 1934 1939 1949 1959 1971 Andorra: Angola: 1816 1826 1830 1911 1975 Angola: Antigua and Barbuda: 1957 1958 1962 1967 Antigua and Barbuda: Argentina: 1812 1812 1818 1819 1820 1829 1835 1850 1861 2010 Argentina: Armenia: 1885 1918 1918 1922 1936 1940 1952 1990 Armenia: Australia: 1769 1801 1901 ...
Much of the history of Algeria has taken place on the fertile coastal plain of North Africa, which is often called the Maghreb. North Africa served as a transit region for people moving towards Europe or the Middle East, thus, the region's inhabitants have been influenced by populations from other areas, including the Carthaginians , Romans ...
Flag of Algeria – adopted as the national flag on 3 July 1962. [2] The current flag design is said to have first appeared in 1919 [3] [4] or 1934, [5] depending on the source. [6] The national colours of the flag are green, red and white.
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French Algeria (French: Alger until 1839, then Algérie afterwards; [1] unofficially Algérie française, [2] [3] Arabic: الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of Algerian history when the country was a colony and later an integral part of France.