Algeria 1955

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Bab el-Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre. Towards the end of the Algerian War of Independence, the neighbourhood became the stronghold of the Organisation de l'Armee Secrete.

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50th Anniversary of National Day of Moudjahid  20 August 1955. The Battle of Philippeville was part of the Algerian War between France and Algerian rebels, primarily the National Liberation Front (FLN) The battle took place on August 20, 1955 and centered on the Algerian town of Philippeville.