President of Algeria

The biography of Abd el- Kader as outlined by Chisholm and Hugh (1911) It was on September 6, 1808 when Abd el-Kader was born in a place near Mascara in Algeria. At the time of his birth, Algeria had been under the Turkish rule. Abd el-Kader is known as the founder of the Algeria state and a religious and military leader who led the Algerians in their struggle against French domination. Even before joining military, Abd el-Kader had gained fame as an educated and religious person, capable of exciting

In 1950, Algeria started the violent struggle for their independence that was led by National Liberation Front. The 1990s Algeria has been in all kind of turmoil and violence with the government, military, and Islamic fundamentalist group aka Islamic Salvation Front (FIS). Still to this date Algeria have to deal with the Islamic extremism with regards to the al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb. The highlight of a terrorist group in Algeria is the Armed Islamic Group (GIA)

around the world. Some countries like America are described as being fully developed because of their high levels of GDP’s, industrialization and other advances. On the other hand, there are other places around the world like Ghana, Afghanistan, and Algeria that are described as developing nations meaning they have low GDP’s, are not industrialized fully yet and have many more advancements to make until they become developed. Colonialism is the reason why most of the world’s countries are still described

and the United States controlled the western side. Communism is a one-party dictatorship where the government controls economic and political decisions which is based on a five year plan. On the other hand, democracy is where the People elect the president and are protected under the rule of law. From 1947 to 1991, the cold war took in effect and led to decolonization, political and

Has Political Islam Failed in Algeria?      The question whether Political Islam has failed or not due to the internal structure of the Islamic political movement, in either Algeria or any other country in the Islamic World, is an important question for the analysis of the politicized Islamic phenomena. Olivier Roy sees the movement as a failure, not only in Algeria but also in the whole area from Casablanca to Tashkent, the movement has resulted in failure due to many

President of France, 1958-69 1. Charles de Gaulle was the dominant political leader and grand figurehead of France during and after World War II. De Gaulle was a career soldier in the French Army who had been wounded and held prisoner during World War I. He rose to the rank of general and was serving as France's minister for National Defense and War in June, 1940, when France capitulated to Germany early in World War II. Charles DeGaulle escaped to Britain, where he made a famous broadcast calling

The inventor that I chose for this project is Samuel Morse, born April 27, 1791, who invented the electric telegraph in 1835 with the help and inspirations of others such as Alfred Vail. During this time the president in the US was Andrew Jackson and the vice president was Martin Van Buren. Some political events that happened in the world around this time was Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America being published. Another political event that occurred during this time was William Lamb becomes

The effect Barbary Pirates had on the history of America Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia; The current day names for the land of which the Barbary Pirates had once inhabited. These Barbary States would extort the world of their men and their cargo through plundering of naval ships. In the same time period there was a newly discovered land, which was striving to mature into an independent country. This land was known as America, and they were rigorously tearing apart from their homeland, England

counter terrorism techniques. The main character for the French was Lieutenant- Colonel Mathieu. Lieutenant Colonel Mathieu said, “Should we remain in Algeria? If you answer "yes," then you must accept all the necessary consequences” (The Battle of Algiers). This quote shows how the French are ready to remain fighting, but is aware that by remaining in Algeria the consequences are even more torture. The French set up checkpoints and brutally tortured the FLN. As the

Prisoners of War are individuals, whether a soldier or civilians, who are captured as a prisoner during an armed conflict. In the middle ages the modern law was the source relating to the treatment of Prisoners of War. However, today the modern foundation of international law relating to the Treatment of Prisoners is the 1949 Geneva Convention. During the Korean War conflict more than 7,500 Americans were detained by the Chinese Communists with only 3,000 returning home. It has been stated that