ALGERIA: French President Francois Hollande is greeted by cheering crowds on the streets of Algiers and at a square dedicated to a pro-independence activist

Record ID: 574139

  • Title: ALGERIA: French President Francois Hollande is greeted by cheering crowds on the streets of Algiers and at a square dedicated to a pro-independence activist
  • Date: 20th December 2012
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF MEN WITH RIFFLES FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE WALKING IN STREET AND POSING IN FRONT OF THE REMEMBRANCE PLATE FOR MAURICE AUDIN VARIOUS OF HOLLANDE DURING WALKABOUT
  • Embargoed: 4th January 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Algeria
  • Country: Algeria
  • Topics: International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVABEG6H6CGYEG1GWCHVP8JQFJQS
  • Story Text: French President Francois Hollande was cheered on by crowds as he walked the streets of Algiers on Thursday (December 20), on the second day of his visit to Algeria.
    Hollande is in the North African country, a former French colony, to strengthen trade ties and improve security cooperation While walking around in the Algerian capital, Hollande also visited a square dedicated to Maurice Audin, a former member of the Algerian Communist Party, who fought for Algerian independence and whose death during French occupation is still shrouded in controversy.
    Earlier, in a speech to the Algerian parliament , President Francois Hollande acknowledged that France's colonisation of Algeria had been "brutal and unfair" but stopped short of making an apology to the oil-rich North African state which Paris sees as a major trading partner.
    Hollande's comments on the 1954-1962 Algerian war, which ended in Algerian independence and France's withdrawal, are likely to be carefully analysed for signs they could help remove lingering resentment about the conflict in both countries, a legacy that has held back a trading partnership which Paris hopes could revive the Mediterranean basin's economic fortunes.
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