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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.
Algerian ships fly it as their ensign, except for ships of the Algerian National Navy, which use one charged with two white crossed anchors in the canton as the naval ensign. Formerly, the two crossed anchors in the canton were red. According to algeria-un.org, cited in 1999, the features of the flag are set down precisely, being described as:
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.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Algiers, Algeria This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .