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Algiers - History |
In the 7th century A.D., the city is occupied by an Imazighen tribe of the Sanhadja clan the Beni Mezghanna.
They gave it the name of Djezaor Beni Mezghanna.
In the 10th century, it is restored and is enlarged by Bologhine Ibn Ziri.
Between the 11th and the 15th century, Algiers is the heart of the historic happenings of the Maghreb.
It is by turns submitted to the authority of all dynasties that followed each other, as well as to the Governorat of the Thalibas tribe.
From the 16th to the 19th century, Ottoman period, Algiers becomes the Capital of the country.
July 5, 1830, the expeditionary French corps occupies Algiers.
Algiers during the War of Liberation
Seat of the C.C.E (Committee of Co-ordination and Execution) of the F.L.N. Algiers is erected in an Autonomous Zone by the convention of the Soummam (August 1956). During 1957 Algiers becomes an operational zone and the theatre of a struggle without respite.
In January to October of the same year
Algiers knows the bloodiest months
in the history of the Liberation War; it is the blind repression "en mass": 24.000 assigned to residency, 4.000
officially recorded disappearances, and the untraceable other thousands (the battle of Algiers).
Notwithstanding Algiers is since the beginning of the Revolution the privileged place of important political events. Let's mention:
November 1st, 1954: Actions against buildings of the colonial administration and the economic establishments.
May 19, 1956: general strike of students and lycιens.
January 28 - February 04 1957: patriotic strike of the "08 Days".
May 13, 1958: Demonstration by European activists of the Committee of Public Salvation.
January 1960: Week of Barricades by the European activists.
December 11,1960: massive demonstrations of the Algerian population.
March 1961 June 1962: Organisation of Secret Army Period.
April 1961: Putsch by French Generals against De Gaulle .
July 05,1961: Demonstrations by the Algerian population for the F.L.N.
Since independence, actions of rehabilitation of the Casbah were considered by the National Office of Study of Architecture and Urbanism (E.T.A.U.) that completed an investigations' dossier (1968 - 1970).
The COMEDOR, body in charge of the urban planning of the agglomeration of Algiers, was assigned the conservation operations of the historic city (1971 - 1972).
In 1978, the wilaya of Algiers ordered from ETAU (Casbah Unit) a survey to re-actualise and develop the conservation project led by the COMEDOR.
In view of the magnitude of the operation, the Algerian authorities had solicited the involvement of UNESCO. This was materialized through a convention for aid established in 1979.
