Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

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From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, independent Algeria provided significant support to anti-colonial movements and revolutionaries worldwide. Successive presidents, Ahmed Ben Bella and then Houari Boumédiène, made Algiers a haven for activists fighting against colonial and racial oppression. Algiers the White became Algiers the Red. The internationalist Che Guevara established his base of operations there for his guerrilla activities in Africa. The African-American leader Eldridge Cleaver made it the international headquarters of the Black Panther Party. During this period, Algiers was known as "The Mecca of Revolutionaries."

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Cast

Che Guevara actor

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Ahmed Ben Bella actor

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Eldridge Cleaver actor Nelson Mandela actor

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Kathleen Cleaver actor Fidel Castro actor

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Houari Boumédiène actor John F. Kennedy actor

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Álvaro Holden Roberto actor

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Antonio Cubillo actor

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Oscar Monteiro actor

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M'Hamed Yazid actor

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Patrice Lumumba actor