Delegation of French native elected officers pays go to to Casbah of Algiers

ALGIERS- A delegation of French native elected officers from the commune of Vénissieux (Lyon) paid a go to to the Casbah of Algiers on Thursday, criss-crossing its most important locations steeped in historical past and reminiscence of the War of Liberation.

Accompanied by a information and representatives of the National Organization of Mujahideen of the wilaya of Algiers, the delegation, made up of as much as fifteen elected representatives of the Republican Communist Group of the commune of Vénissieux and the French Communist Party ( PCF) started its go to by the Citadel of Algiers (Dar Essoltane).

On the spot, the delegation attended a historic presentation on this sixteenth century Ottoman constructing, a historic monument categorised with the Kasbah of Algiers as World Heritage in 1992 by Unesco, just like the palace of the dey and that of the beys.

The delegation then headed in direction of the Casbah of Algiers, strolling by its most important alley and making stops at locations which might be repositories of tales and recollections.

On the spot, mujahideen, amongst those that lived by the National Liberation War, like Tahar El Hocine, Ahmed Bouslimane and Dahmani Mokdad, shared with the friends of the Casbah, their “memories” linked to the liberating struggle and whose theater is the outdated medina of Algiers.

The delegation then stopped at “Bir Djebbah”, a spot of remembrance the place the mujahideen had been executed, earlier than ending their cease within the cache of Ali la pointe, named Amar Ali, who fell on the sector of honor on October 8, 1957 in an explosion with Hassiba Ben Bouali, Yacef Omar and Bouhmidi Mahmoud.

This excessive place of reminiscence of the “Battle of Algiers”, plasticized by the colonial military and reconstituted by unbiased Algeria to rework it right into a museum, was an essential stopover throughout this go to which enabled the delegation to study concerning the massacres of the French occupying military.

French and Algerian nationals had been a part of this delegation, alongside Bernard Deschamps, politician and PCF activist.

The delegation of French native elected officers from the commune of Vénissieux continues its five-day cultural go to to Algeria throughout which its members will go to a number of historic and cultural websites, resembling; the Serkadji Prison, the Museum of Fine Arts and that of Bardo.

This go to coincides with the celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the restoration of nationwide sovereignty, and is a chance to pay tribute to the buddies of Algeria who supported the War of National Liberation.