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In 1830, in the days before the outbreak of the
Shortly after the
In 1830, in the days before the outbreak of the July Revolution
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against the Bourbon Restoration Bourbon Restoration may refer to:
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in France
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, the conquest of Algeria was initiated by Charles X
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as an attempt to increase his popularity amongst the French people
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. The invasion
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began on 5 July 1830. Afterwards Algeria
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would become a territory
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within the French colonial empire
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from 1830 to 1962, under a variety of governmental systems.
List
(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)French colony of Algeria (1830–1848)
French departments of Algeria (1848–1962)
Shortly after the July Monarchy
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of Louis Philippe I
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As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished himself commanding troops during the Revolutionary War ...
was overthrown in the Revolution of 1848
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, the new government of the Second Republic ended Algeria's status as a colony and declared it in the 1848 Constitution an integral part of France. Three civil departements — Alger, Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
, and Constantine
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* Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
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— were organized under a civilian government.
For continuation after independence, ''see: ''List of heads of state of Algeria
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A total o ...
See also
*Ottoman Algeria
The Regency of Algiers ( ar, دولة الجزائر, translit=Dawlat al-Jaza'ir) was a state in North Africa lasting from 1516 to 1830, until it was French conquest of Algeria, conquered by the French. Situated between the Ottoman Tunisia, re ...
** List of Ottoman governors of Algiers
This is a list of the Beylerbeys, Pashas and Deys of the Regency of Algiers:
Beylerbeys (1517-1576)
* Oruç Barbarossa 1517-1518
* Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Khidr Reis 1518-1545
**Hasan Agha 1535-1543
** Hadji Pacha 1543-1544
* Hasan Pasha 154 ...
* French Algeria
French Algeria (french: Alger to 1839, then afterwards; unofficially , ar, الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of French colonisation of Algeria. French rule in the region began in 1830 with the ...
* Pacification of Algeria
The Pacification of Algeria was a series of military operations after the French conquest of the Regency of Algiers that aimed to put an end to various tribal rebellions, razzias and massacres of French settlers that were sporadically held in ...
* Beylik of Tunis
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* French protectorate of Tunisia
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** List of French residents-general in Tunisia
In 1881, the conquest of Tunisia was initiated by the French Third Republic. The invasion began on
28 April 1881, and lasted until 28 October 1881. Meanwhile, the Treaty of Bardo was signed on 12 May 1881. According to the treaty, the Beylik ...
* Kingdom of Tunisia
The Kingdom of Tunisia (french: Royaume de Tunisie; ar, المملكة التونسية ') was a short-lived country established as a monarchy on 20 March 1956 after Tunisian independence and the end of the French protectorate period. It appear ...
* French protectorate in Morocco
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** List of French residents-general in Morocco
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Sources
* http://www.rulers.org/rula1.html#algeria * ''African States and Rulers'', John Stewart, McFarland * ''Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition'', John V da Graca, MacMillan Press (2000) {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of French Governors Of Algeria French GovernorsGovernors
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French Governors