Politics of Algeria

community. The level of awareness is vital to one’s survival if presented with the situation of going into an area of the unknown. The country in which is going to be discussed is a vast area with many different cultural anomalies. This country is Algeria. Culture and what it stands for is of many meanings. The one that will be discussed is what most will find in any location that they search. The definition is in short, the manifestations of human intellectual achievements. There are also characteristics

presidential election every 5 years, with a limit of 2 terms per president. However, it seems as if President Bouteflika is not going to abide by that provision (Country Profile, Algeria 17). Algeria’s legislative branch is a

commonly referred to as the Maghreb (Szekely 11/3/16). Countries in the Maghreb have experienced varying degrees of colonial influence. While Algeria experienced a large influx of colonists from France and experienced direct rule by the French, Tunisia was considered a French Protectorate. The impact of colonial rule has significantly shaped the post-independence politics of these countries and continue to play a role in the current political systems present in the Maghreb. Algerian national identity is

Charles De Gaulle was the president of France from 1958- 69. He helped to design the Fifth Republic of France, and created a public ideology of Gaullism which has had a major impact on French Politics (BBC). Some of his major contributions to history include granting Algeria independence, withdrawing from Nato, and building his own nuclear deterrent. In 1940 Germany invaded France and took over Paris. Petain, a Frenchman and Nazi sympathizer, supported the Germans and helped them control France

They did this by the process called imperialism. One of these developed countries was France, who imperialized Algeria. They did this for many reasons such as nationalism and the White Man's Burden. French Imperialism on Algeria was harmful during and after Algerian independence politically, socially and economically. It was harmful during because politically, the French took over Algeria by force and forced them to do their work. Socially harmful because the Algerians morals and way of life depleted

repressed by the police and the army French that an interim balance resulted in the death or disappearance of nearly 45,000 Algerians. This conflict was marked for always in the conscience of Algeria being considered since then as a "genocide" calling for the immediate "Jihad" or holy war against the infidel invader. The "insurrection of Constitution" is the first stage more bloodily in the history of the Algerian national movement. Not only the OAS opposed de Gaulle, but also the Spanish Government

examine the unique conditions that were bestowed on them by their colonizers. In this paper, the theme of colonial Algeria and the legacies of colonialism will be the focus. Moreover, French imperialism will be highlighted through exploring what distinctly defines French imperialism, such as the colonial power’s methods of control as well as the French colonial mission. The country of Algeria is located in North Africa along the Mediterranean coast. The capital is Algiers and the country maintains a population

The period between 1830 and 1962 was full of conflicts and tensions between the unstable French and Algerian government. Conflicts were based on religion, equality, nationalism, politics and terrorism. With the encouragement of European settlement, privileges and inequality appeared. As the pressure grew, new nationalistic groups were created, and sometimes they would act as a terrorist organization, just like the FLN group. Even though the problems were increasing in the French colony, there was

must realize that every country has its own specific and unique case. Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa have undergone several changes in politics but none that have caused them to transition into democratic states. The Arab world has become a region where corruption and authoritarianism has become the bulking features of politics. Analysts, historians, and political researchers have strived to find a single solution or answer to the puzzle regarding Arab exceptionalism. Arab exceptionalism

possible conditions to achieve its objectives. An examination of any country’s foreign policy must, if only by way of background, take into consideration the past, for history itself often determines the boundaries within which current politics evolve. In the case of Algeria, colonial history gave rise to many determinants which still exercise pertinent influences on Algerian foreign policy: factors whose origins lie in the past but which continue to impact contemporary policy. The roots of independent