French Algeria
French colony in Northern Africa from 1830 to 1962 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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French Algeria | |||||||||||||||
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1830–1962 | |||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
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 [fr] (1948–1956) | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
• Surrender of Algiers | 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 |
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French rule began in 1830 after the invasion of Algiers and lasted until the end of the Algerian War in 1962.