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Embassy Of France, Algiers
The Embassy of France in Algiers () is France's diplomatic mission to Algeria. Since the country’s independence in 1962, its Chancery has been located in the Peltzer Park () neighborhood of Hydra, a suburb of Algiers. History The compound's main building, known as the ("Castle of Hydra"), was originally built in the late 18th century for Ali Agha, a Turkish general and hed of the Dey's cavalry. It was later the home of a British physician, Dr Bowen, in the 1820s; of the latter's son-in-law, Consul of Sweden and Norway John Frédérik Schultze; and from 1902, of Serge Peltzer, a Russian national of Dutch descent. Much of the property was divided into individual lots in the 1920s, when it was linked to Algiers by a new bridge over the Wadi Knis river. In 1942, it was acquired from the Peltzer family by the City of Algiers, and became the residence of the 10th Military Region of the French African Army. In 1943, it was used by the U.S. Army for its ambulance service. In 1955, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chancellerie
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Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Algeria–Niger border, the southeast by Niger; to Algeria–Western Sahara border, the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to Algeria–Morocco border, the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. The capital and List of cities in Algeria, largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast. Inhabited since prehistory, Algeria has been at the crossroads of numerous cultures and civilisations, including the Phoenicians, Numidians, Ancient Rome, Romans, Vandals, and Byzantine Greeks. Its modern identity is rooted in centuries of Arab migrations to the Maghreb, Arab Muslim migration waves since Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, the seventh century and the subsequent Arabization, Arabisation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chancery (diplomacy)
A chancery is the principal office that houses a diplomatic mission or an embassy. This often includes the associated building and the site. The building can house one or several different nations' missions. The term derives from chancery or chancellery (other), chancellery, the office of a chancellor. Some nations title the head of foreign affairs a chancellor, and 'chancery' eventually became a common referent to the main building of an embassy. The term "embassy" technically or historically refers to the ambassador's residence and not their office, although their residence and office were often collocated. Among diplomats the terms "embassy residence" and "embassy office" is used to distinguish between the ambassador's residence and the chancery. In some cases, an ambassador's residence and the business office are still located in the same building. There is evidence of the existence of chanceries throughout history, playing a key role in the facilitation of diplomacy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydra, Algeria
Hydra (, Latn, ar, ḥaydara, ) is a commune in the province of Algiers, Algeria. It is located in Bir Mourad Raïs district, in the plateau of western Algiers, the wealthier part of the national capital. It was heavily affected during the 11 December 2007 Algiers bombings. The head office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs is in Hydra. Education Scuola Italiana Roma di Algeri, a private Italian international school, is in Hydra. It was formerly in another campus in Hydra. The ''École japonaise d'Alger'' (, ''Aruje Nihonjin Gakkō''), a Japanese international school, was previously located in Hydra. It opened in 1977.Kobori, Iwao (Conseiller aupres del'Universite des Nations Unies).L'Algerie et moi. Japan-Algeria Center (''Centre Japon- Algérie''/日本-アルジェリアセンター). Retrieved on 16 January 2015. The Japanese government designated the school on January 11, 1978 (Showa 53). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web). and an estimated 3,004,130 residents in 2025 in an area of , Algiers is the largest city in List of cities in Algeria, Algeria, List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, the third largest city on the Mediterranean, List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixth in the Arab World, and List of cities in Africa by population, 11th in Africa. Located in the north-central portion of the country, it extends along the Bay of Algiers surrounded by the Mitidja Plain and major mountain ranges. Its favorable location made it the center of Regency of Algiers, Ottoman and French Algeria, French cultural, political, and architectural influences for the region, shaping it to be the diverse met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United States Constitution (1789).See alsTitle 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001 It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the United States Secretary of Defense, United States secretary of defense. It is one of the six armed forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. The Army is the most senior branch in order of precedence amongst the armed services. It has its roots in the Continental Army, formed on 14 June 1775 to fight against the British for independence during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army.Library of CongressJournals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Parachute Division (France)
The 10th Parachute Division ( French: 10e Division Parachutiste, 10e D.P) was an airborne warfare formation of the French Army. It consisted predominantly of infantry troops, and specialized in parachute-delivered infantry combat and air assault. Established in 1956, it fought primarily in the Suez Crisis and the Algerian War. It was dissolved immediately after the Algiers putsch of 1961. Composition On July 1, 1956, the 10e D.P. was created with the following units: *Support: **60th Headquarters company (60e CGQ) **60th Transmission company of (60e CT) **Platoon of Army Light Aviation (ALAT) **Transport group n°507 (GT 507) ** 60th Airborne Engineers Company ( 60e CGAP) **60th Divisional Maintenance company (60e CRD) **405th Medical company (405e CM) **60th Military logistics section (60e SRI) *Airborne infantry: ** 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment, French Foreign Legion ** 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment (1er RCP), replaced by the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment (9e RCP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Massu
Jacques Émile Massu (; 5 May 1908 – 26 October 2002) was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Algerian War and the Suez Crisis. He led French troops in the Battle of Algiers, first supporting and later denouncing their use of torture. Early life Jacques Massu was born in Châlons-sur-Marne to a family of military officers; his father was an artillery officer. He studied successively at Saint-Louis de Gonzague in Paris, the Free College of Gien (1919–1925) and Prytanée National Militaire (1926–1928). He then entered Saint-Cyr and graduated in 1930 as a second lieutenant in the promotion class " Marshal Foch" and chose the Colonial Infantry. Between October, 1930 and August, 1931, he served in the 16th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment (16th RTS) in Cahors. He was sent to Morocco with the 5th RTS and took part in the fighting around Tafilalt where he earned his first citation. He was promoted to lieutenant in October 1932 and took p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Gorse
Georges Gorse (; 15 February 1915 – 17 March 2002) was a French politician and diplomat. Born in Cahors, he qualified in 1939 as a professor at the University of Cairo. During World War II he joined Charles de Gaulle and the Free French as Director of Information, served on the Provisional Consultative Assembly. After the war he was elected to represent the Vendée in the French National Assembly from 1946 to 1951, and then the Section Française de l'Internationale Ouvrière (SFIO) from 1951 onwards. In 1957, Guy Mollet made him an Ambassador to Algeria, then he was elected as Gaullist representative which he held from 1967 to 1997. During the events of May 1968, having attended a private political meeting as Minister of Information, he broke the news to the French media of de Gaulle's now notorious statement ''"reform yes, but ' chienlit, no"''. Gorse held a wide range of positions of state: * Under-secretary of State for Muslim Affairs 1946 to 1947 * Under-secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Des Oliviers
The Villa des Oliviers is a historic Moorish Revival architecture building in El Biar near Algiers. Since 1963, it has been the residence of the List of ambassadors of France to Algeria, French ambassador in Algeria. Name The name of the villa does not come from Olive, olive trees () but from the Olivier family which lived there for a quarter century after 1881. Even so, there are olive trees in the villa's garden. Depending on sources, they are described either as predating the villa's construction, or as planted after 1962 by a French ambassador from Provence. History The villa was purchased in 1835 by Ms (Princess) de Mir. In 1838 it became the property of John Frédérik Schultze, consul of Sweden and Norway, and his wife Frances, who nicknamed it (meaning "beautiful view" in Greek language, Greek). It was bought by Victor Olivier in 1881. Maxime Weygand, then the General Delegate in French Africa for Vichy France, stayed at the villa during a brief visit in Algiers in l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
