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The beginning date for postal history in Algeria is unclear, but letters sent by Europeans in Algiers go back to 1690. Oran was controlled by Spain during much of the 18th century, and a postal marking is known from 1749. Regular postal service came in with the French rule in Algeria, initially as a military post established in 1830 in Algiers ...
Postal codes in Algeria. In Algeria, the postal codes of province capitals are composed of the province code as in ISO 3166-2:DZ and three zeros, for example: 16000 for Algiers, while the postal codes of other cities, towns, and villages in the province are the provincial code followed by three numerals.
The French Algerian Front (FAF; French: Front Algérie Française) was a political and militant movement in favour of Algeria remaining an integral part of France, established in 1960 in Algiers. Its founder was Saïd Boualam . On 11 November 1960, a demonstration called by the Front degenerated into violence. A few weeks later, the Front ...
These codes (numbering around 17000 in France) are grouped by areas known as elementary dialing area codes (such as 420 for all of France, and 412 for the mainland). Note 3 : Area codes don't consider newer regions. Thus, Occitania is split between two area codes: 04 forLanguedoc-Roussillon and 05 for Midi-Pyrénées.
A referendum on self-determination for Algeria was held in France on 8 January 1961. [1] : 674 Self-determination was approved by 75% of voters overall and 70% in Algeria. Voter turnout was 92%. [1] The referendum question was worded as follows:
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On 11 December 1960, during the Algerian War, a popular uprising that involved mass demonstrations and violent disturbances took place in Algeria. The protests lasted for a period of 10 days after the visit of French president Charles de Gaulle. The uprising was the biggest political opposition challenge the French had faced in Algeria since ...
ISO 3166-1 ( Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes) is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It is the first part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization .