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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:
French zouave, c. 1870 A small detachment of France's 4th Regiment of Zouaves in the M'Sila region during the Algerian War, c. 1961 The Zouaves (French pronunciation: ⓘ) were a class of light infantry regiments of the French Army serving between 1830 and 1962 and linked to French North Africa; as well as some units of other countries modelled upon them.
Flag of Algeria * List of Algerian flags; B. Berber flag; F. Flag of Kingdom of Tlemcen; K. Flag of the movement for the autonomy of Kabylia This page was last ...
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.
An Algerian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter Algerian soldiers mounted on some Humveess Amphibious assault ship of type LPD Kalaat Béni Abbès, flagship of the Algerian fleet. The army is under the control of the president, who also is the minister of National Defence.
The "Odjak of Algiers" (also spelled Ujaq) was a unit of the Algerian army. [1] It was a highly autonomous part of the Janissary Corps, acting completely independently from the rest of the corps, [2] similar to the relationship between Algiers and the Sublime Porte. [3]
Pages in category "1860s in Algeria" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. 1863–1875 cholera pandemic