Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

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."

Cast

Ahmed Ben Bella Self

Che Guevara Self

Nelson Mandela Self

Houari Boumédiène Self

Eldridge Cleaver Self

Patrice Lumumba Self

Kathleen Cleaver Self Miriam Makeba Self Fidel Castro Self

Yasser Arafat Self

Johnny Makatini Self

M'Hamed Yazid Self

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