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Events in the year 2022 in Algeria.


Incumbents

* President: Abdelmadjid Tebboune * Prime Minister: Aymen Benabderrahmane


Events

Ongoing –
COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria The COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Algeria in February 2020. In Decemb ...
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5 February Events Pre-1600 * 62 – Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. * 1576 – Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion. * 1597 – A group of early Japanese Christians ar ...
2022 Algerian Council of the Nation elections Council of the Nation elections were held in Algeria on 5 February 2022 in order to renew half of the members of the upper house of parliament. Results References {{Algeria-gov-stub Algeria Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria ...
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7 March Events Pre-1600 * 161 – Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius. *1138 – Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Coblen ...
French forces confirm reports that they killed Algerian-born senior
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official Yahia Djouadi in a drone strike in February. *
12 April Events Pre-1600 * 240 – Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I. * 467 – Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 627 – King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to ...
Algerian authorities accuse Morocco of attacking an Algerian vehicle convoy on Sunday. *
26 May Events Pre-1600 * 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. * 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire take ...
– Italian
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company
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signs an agreement with Algerian
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company
Sonatrach Sonatrach ( ar, سوناطراك; french: Société Nationale pour la Recherche, la Production, le Transport, la Transformation, et la Commercialisation des Hydrocarbures) is the national state-owned oil company of Algeria. Founded in 1963, it is ...
to both
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up to 3 billion cubic meters of gas and launch a pilot
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project in the Algerian desert. The agreement comes as Italy looks to decrease its dependence on Russian gas in light of the conflict in Ukraine. *
8 June Events Pre-1600 * 218 – Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. * 452 – Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces ...
Algeria suspends a 20-year friendship treaty with Spain, and bans all imports from Spain, amid a disagreement over the Spanish government's position on the disputed Western Sahara. *
26 July Events Pre-1600 * 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. * 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is serious ...
Algerian
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Ramtane Lamamra Ramtane Lamamra ( ar, رمطان لعمامرة; born 15 June 1952) is an Algerian diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria. He was the African Union's Commissioner for Peace and Security from 2008 to 2013 and Minister of Foreign Aff ...
indicates support for
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
to return to the
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after a decade-long suspension. *
17 August Events Pre-1600 * 309/310 – Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, possibly from a hunger strike. * 682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate. * 986 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of ...
– Twenty-six people are killed by wildfires in Algeria, mostly in the city of
El Taref El Taref ( ar, الطارف) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of El Taref Province. El Kala is a port town near El Taref. El Taref is 700 kilometers east of Algiers. In 1998, it had a population of around 20,300. General Electric and Ibe ...
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18 August Events Pre-1600 * 684 – Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria. * 707 – Princess Abe accedes to the imperial Japanese throne as Empress Genmei. * 1304 & ...
2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires In June through August 2022, parts of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa were affected by wildfires. The bulk of the fires affected Mediterranean Countries, with the main areas affected being Algeria, France, Greece, Portugal and Spain. ...
: The death toll from wildfires in Algeria increases to 38 with 200 others suffering from burns and respiratory problems. Firefighters are still trying to contain 39 forest fires in the north of the country, according to officials. *
13 October Events Pre-1600 * 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. * 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Pyr ...
– Rival Palestinian factions sign an agreement in
Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
, Algeria, aimed at resolving over 15 years of discord. The agreement is signed by senior
Fatah Fatah ( ar, فتح '), formerly the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, is a Palestinian nationalist social democratic political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi-party Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and ...
leader Azzam al-Ahmad, Hamas political chief Ismael Haniyeh, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine general secretary Talal Naji, and leaders and representatives of 14 other factions, and calls for legislative and presidential elections to be held in
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within one year. *
7 November Events Pre-1600 * 335 – Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. * 680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. * 921 – Treaty of ...
Algeria formally applies to join the BRICS economic group. *
14 November Events Pre-1600 1601–1900 *1680 – German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. *1770 – James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile. *1 ...
– Sixteen people are killed, and three others are injured after a road accident in Bordj Badji Mokhtar. *
24 November Events Pre-1600 * 380 – Theodosius I makes his ''adventus (ceremony), adventus'', or formal entry, into Constantinople. *1190 – Conrad of Montferrat becomes King of Jerusalem upon his marriage to Isabella I of Jerusalem. *1221 &nda ...
2021 Algeria wildfires The 2021 Algeria wildfires are multiple wildfires happening in Algeria since 9 August 2021, and have killed 90 people, including 57 civilians and 33 soldiers. The soldiers died after being trapped in the blaze during rescue operations. On 9 Augu ...
: A court in Algeria sentences 49 people to death for the
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of a 38-year-old man during last year's wildfires, after the man turned himself to police on suspicion of
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Sports

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2022 African Judo Championships The 2022 African Judo Championships was the 43rd edition of the African Judo Championships and were held at the ''Convention Centre Mohammed Ben Ahmed'' in Oran, Algeria from 26 to 29 May 2022, with the mixed team event taking place on the champi ...
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2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...


Deaths

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3 January Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (except ...
Kamel Lemoui, 82, football player and manager. *
5 January Events Pre-1600 *1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 *1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French arm ...
Mohamed Hilmi, 90, actor and director. *
9 January Events Pre-1600 * 681 – Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain. *1127 – Jin–Song Wars: Invading Jurchen soldiers from the J ...
Abdelkrim Kerroum Abdelkrim Kerroum (25 March 1936 – 9 January 2022) was an Algerian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was a member of the FLN football team The FLN football team (in ar,   فريق جبهة التحرير الوط ...
, 85, footballer *
15 January Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. * 1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of ...
Michelle Grangaud Michelle Grangaud (11 October 1941 – 15 January 2022) was a French poet. Biography During her childhood, Grangaud discovered the works of Marcel Proust. In 1962, she left Algeria and settled in Montpellier. In 1987, she published ''Mémento- ...
, 80, Algerian-born French poet *
2 February Events Pre-1600 * 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of "Roman law". * 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King ...
– ** Djilali Abdi, 78, footballer ** Hamid Zouba, 86, football player and manager *
6 February Events Pre-1600 *1579 – The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop. 1601–1900 *1685 – James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of h ...
Abdelmalek Ali Messaoud Abdelmalek Ali Messaoud (27 May 1955 – 6 February 2022) was an Algerian football player who played as a defender for USM Alger.
, 66, footballer *
3 April Events Pre-1600 * 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. * 1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. * 1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created ...
Yamina Bachir Yamina Bachir (20 March 1954 – 3 April 2022) was an Algerian film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Rachida'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. According to Roy Armes, ''Rachida'' is 'the fi ...
, 68, film director *
13 May Events Pre-1600 * 1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book ''Revelations of Divine Love''. * 1501 – Amerigo Vesp ...
Karim Djoudi, 63, politician *
16 May Events Pre-1600 * 946 – Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan. * 1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. *136 ...
Faouzi Mansouri Faouzi Mansouri ( ar, فوزي منصوري; 17 January 1956 – 18 May 2022) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as a defender. He played mostly in France with Montpellier. For the Algeria national team he participated at two e ...
, 66, footballer *
20 May Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. * 491 – Empress Ariadne (empress), Ariadne marries Anastasius I Dicorus, Anastasius I. The widow ...
Ahmed Benaissa, 78, actor *
10 June Events Pre-1600 * 671 – Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (water clock, clepsydra) called ''Rokoku''. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu, Shiga, Ōtsu. *1190 – Th ...
Billel Benhammouda, 24, footballer *
17 June Events Pre-1600 * 653 – Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism. * 1242 – Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were bur ...
Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi, 54, politician *
10 July Events Pre-1600 * 138 – Emperor Hadrian of Rome dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. * 645 – Isshi Incident: Prince ...
Chantal Gallia, 65, Algerian-born French singer and humorist *
12 July Events Pre-1600 * 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple. * 927 – King Constantine II o ...
Zahia Mentouri, 74–75, physician and government official, minister of health and social affairs *
6 August Events Pre-1600 *1284 – The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean. * 1538 – Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada ...
Boudjemaa Talai Boudjemaa Talai (; 17 May 1952 – 6 August 2022) was an Algerian engineer, corporate executive, and politician who served as the Algerian from 2015 to 2017. A member of the National Liberation Front, Talai also served as a member of the Peopl ...
, 70, politician, MP (2017–2019) and transport minister (2015–2017). *
16 August Events Pre-1600 * 1 BC – Wang Mang consolidates his power in China and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who died the previous day, had no heirs. * 942 – Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamd ...
Bachir Yellès, 100, painter. *
13 September Events Pre-1600 *585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. *509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill ...
Abderrahmane Mehdaoui Abderrahmane Mehdaoui (7 October 1949 – 13 September 2022) was an Algerian football player and manager who managed the Algeria national team, as well as club sides WA Tlemcen, AGS Mascara Ghali Club de Mascara ( ar, نادي غالي مع ...
, 72, footballer *
3 November Events Pre-1600 * 361 – Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is Baptism, baptised and declares his cousin Julian the Apostate, Julian rightful successor. *1333 – The Arno, River Arno f ...
Sadek Hadjeres Sadek Hadjerès (13 September 1928 – 3 November 2022) was an Algerian politician of the Algerian Communist Party. Biography Hadjeres went to primary school in Berrouaghia and Larba, and secondary school in Médéa, Blida and Ben Aknoun. Dur ...
, 94, politician *
20 November Events Pre-1600 * 284 – Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. * 762 – During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Uyghur Khaganate, Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. *1194 – Palermo is conq ...
Djamel-Eddine Houhou, 88, diplomat and politician *
29 November Events Pre-1600 * 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom. * 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over ...
Mohamed Betchine Mohamed Betchine ( ar, محمد بتشين; 28 November 1934 – 29 November 2022) was an Algerian military officer and politician who obtained the rank of general. Betchine joined the Algerian People's National Army during the Algerian War and ...
, 88, military officer and politician *
30 November Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 * 1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the Br ...
Othman Saadi, 91–92, writer, diplomat, and politician *
4 December Events Pre-1600 * 771 – Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne as sole king of the Frankish Kingdom. * 963 – The lay papal protonotary is elected pope and takes the name Leo VIII, being consecrated on 6 ...
Saïd Chibane, 97, doctor and politician *
10 December Events Pre-1600 * 1317 – The "Nyköping Banquet": King Birger of Sweden treacherously seizes his two brothers Valdemar, Duke of Finland and Eric, Duke of Södermanland, who were subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköpi ...
Aziouz Raïs, 68, chaabi singer.


See also

* COVID-19 pandemic in Africa *
2020s The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" shortened to "the '20s" and referred to as the twenties) is the current decade, which began on January 1, 2020, and will end on December 31, 2029. The 2020s began with the COVID-19 pandemic — the first ...
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African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...
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Arab League The Arab League ( ar, الجامعة العربية, ' ), formally the League of Arab States ( ar, جامعة الدول العربية, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world, which is located in Northern Africa, Western Africa, E ...
* al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb * Islamic State – Algeria Province


References

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