ALGERIA: MR BOUMEDIENNE ON PROVINCIAL TOUR IN THE SAHARA

Record ID: 574483

  • Title: ALGERIA: MR BOUMEDIENNE ON PROVINCIAL TOUR IN THE SAHARA
  • Date: 22nd November 1966
  • Summary: 1. GV PLANE IN AT OUARGLA 0.04 2. SV CROWD 0.05 3. LV BOUMEDIENNE DOWN STEPS 0.10 4. SV CROWD 0.12 5. SV BOUMEDIENNE GREETED (2 SHOTS) 0.16 6. TRAVEL SHOT. ON ROUTE TO TOUGGOURT 0.20 7. SV PAN. BOUMEDIENNE WAVES 0.26 8. SV CROWD 0.28 9. SV WOMEN WITH EMANCIPATION BANNER 0.31 10. LV CROWD 0.34 11. TGV CROWD 0.37 12. LV GROUP ON ROSTRUM 0.40 13. CU BOUMEDIENNE 0.45 14. GV & TV CROWD (3 SHOTS) 0.58 Initials MM/VS/MR/SGM Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 7th December 1966 12:00
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  • Location: OUARGLA & TOUGGOURT, ALGERIA
  • Country: Algeria
  • Reuters ID: LVA879Q4K220ESHINRUFCQJRQ2F8
  • Story Text: ALGERIA'S PRIME MINISTER, MR HOUARI BOUMEDIENNE, IS ON A PROVINCIAL TOUR IN THE SAHARA. YESTERDAY (MONDAY) HE VISITED OUARGLA, ABOUT 400 MILES (650 KMS) FROM ALGIERS, AND LATER CONTINUED ON TO TOUGGOURT, ONE OF THE MAJOR CENTRES OF ALGERIA'S DATE INDUSTRY.

    THE PRIME MINISTER WAS MET BY LARGE WELCOMING CROWDS ALL ALONG THE ROUTE. HE FLEW TO OUARGLA AND THEN WENT ON BY CAR TO TOUGGOURT WHERE, AMONG THE CROWD, WERE SOME WOMEN WITH A BANNER DEMANDING EMANCIPATION FOR WOMEN. AT TOUGGOURT, MR BOUMEDIENNE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR MR MEDEGHRI, AND THE DISTRICT PREFECT MR FADHEL, ADDRESSED A VERY LARGE CROWD.
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