1954 in Algeria:
Incumbents
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Governor-General: Roger Leonard
Events
* September 9 – The 6.7
Chlef earthquake shakes northern
Algeria
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Mercalli intensity
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS), developed from Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902, is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake. It measures the eff ...
of XI (''Extreme''). The shock destroyed
Orléansville, left 1,243–1,409 dead, and 5,000 injured.
*November 1 – The movement towards Algerian independence from France starts with the founding of the
National Liberation Front.
Births
*April 7 –
Louisa Hanoune, politician and head of Algeria's ''
Parti des Travailleurs'' (PT), or Workers' Party.
*October 8 –
Jean Fernandez
Jean Fernandez (born 8 October 1954) is a French professional football manager and former player. He has previously managed Metz and Marseille, where France national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor. He managed Auxerre for five yea ...
, football manager
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*October 19 – Abdallah Baali
Abdallah Baali (born 19 October 1954) is an Algerian career diplomat.
Baali was born in Guelma, Algeria. After he graduated from the ''Ecole nationale d'administration'' in 1977, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as a counsello ...
, diplomat
References
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