French Algeria
French colony in Northern Africa from 1830 to 1962
French Algeria (French: Alger to 1839, then Algérie afterwards;[1] unofficially Algérie française,[2][3] Arabic: الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the time during which France colonized Algeria.
French Algeria | |||||||||||||||
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| 1830–1962 | |||||||||||||||
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| Anthem: La Parisienne (1830–1848) Le Chant des Girondins (1848–1852) Partant pour la Syrie (1852–1870) La Marseillaise (1870–1962) | |||||||||||||||
Official Arabic seal of the Governor General of Algeria | |||||||||||||||
 Chronological map of French Algeria's evolution | |||||||||||||||
| Status | 1830–1848: Colony 1848–1962: De jure: Départements of Metropolitan France De facto: Colony | ||||||||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Algiers | ||||||||||||||
| Official languages | French | ||||||||||||||
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| Government | French Department | ||||||||||||||
| Governor General | |||||||||||||||
• 1830 (first) | Louis-Auguste-Victor Bourmont | ||||||||||||||
• 1962 (last) | Christian Fouchet | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Algerian Assembly (1948–1956) | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| 5 July 1830 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 July 1962 | |||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||
• Total | 2,381,741 km2 (919,595 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | Budju (1830–1848) (Algerian) Franc (1848–1962) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||||||||||||||
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy | ||||||||||||||
| Driving side | right | ||||||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | DZ | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Algeria | ||||||||||||||
French rule began in 1830 after the invasion of Algiers and lasted until the end of the Algerian War in 1962.
References change
- ↑ Scheiner, Virgile (14 October 1839) Le pays occupé par les Français dans le nord de l'Afrique sera, à l'avenir, désigné sous le nom d'Algérie. (in French)
- ↑ Nonexhaustive list of ancient and modern books named "Algérie française": (in French) 1848; 1856; 1864; 2007; and so on
- ↑ African Boundaries. Royal Institute for international affairs. 1979. p. 89. ISBN 9780903983877.
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