Prime Minister of Algeria

in March 1963, Hassan II travelled to Algiers to initiate talks on the common land border that the French had left undefined. The king wanted to negotiate a new frontier that would include Morocco’s territorial claims over Tindouf. The Algerian prime minister at the time, Ahmed Ben Bella, suggested that the issue should be discussed at a later date – as soon as Algeria’s political institutions were established and its stability guaranteed. These successive foreign policy failures heavily threatened

Algeria, the largest country in Africa, is home to 39 million people. The native language is Arabic and the common currency is dinar. From 2010 to 2015 the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has increased from $4,349.00 to $5,836.00, with a population density of 16 inhabitants per square kilometer. Algeria’s GDP is among the highest of Africa’s countries, compared to Egypt whose GDP is $3314.00 per capita. From an economics standpoint, Algeria operates almost identical to the United States having there

legislative, the executive, and the judiciary. The legislative branches are very similar, having analogous houses of Congress, but the executive and judiciary branches are notably different. The executive branch not only has a president but also a prime minister, the judiciary

government being the prime minister or premier, and the head of state often being a figurehead, often a hereditary monarch (often in a constitutional monarchy). Countries that have this type of government are the United Kingdom, Sweden and Japan. These countries have a administrations that are virtually always the outcome of parties’ coalitions, they inclined to be varied and represent an extensive swath of common opinion. In a parliamentary system, the chief executive (the prime minister) is chosen from

political power of Algerians in their government, National Assembly in Paris. From the very beginning of the existence of the French Algeria, it was hard to balance the satisfaction of the Pier Noids and the Muslims. The French army, “landing in June 1830,” easily overpowered

Revolt had begun in several of France’s colonies. Algeria in particular was a problem because while Algerians wanted separation, French settlers wanted to stay as a part of France. This made the Algerian War not only a separation movement but also a civil war. Complications arose when part of the French Army rebelled against France and joined Algeria. People began to think that the government should pull out their troops and surrender to the Algerians

has a considerable amount of power. He can appoint or dismiss the prime minister, act as the commander in chief of the armed forces, and more. Currently the president is Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been in office since 1999. Ideally, there is a 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

armed group (Front de Liberation National) had a considerable impact on shaping the landscape of post- Second World War France and ultimately Europe. An emerging sub-state terrorist organization devoted to put an end to French colonial domination of Algeria (1830-1962) throughout the 1950s, the FLN efficiently ruined France’s dreams of carrying on its position as a global power, in which consequently furthered France to commit itself to the nascent European Community. The FLN may also be seen as having

In the 19th and 20th centuries Europe was thriving and wealthy while most of their colonies in Africa were suffering under their rule. The Europeans all wanted a piece of Africa’s land with its plentiful resources and free labor. Around this time, Europe was going through the industrial revolution and because business was booming the European countries need more resources than they already had. The Africans had the land the Europeans wanted to use to continue having booming businesses, they also

to oversee the final withdrawal of British troops from Egypt. Although by the middle of January 1957, it became apparent that his ill-health would require that he step down as Prime Minister. On 9 January 1957, Eden resigned stating “I do not feel that it is right for me to continue in the office as the Queen’s First Minister knowing that I shall be unable to do my full duty by my Sovereign and country.” Was Eden’s poor health an issue with regards to his mental acuity during the Suez Crisis? It didn’t