The political relations between

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and

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officially started in the 1950s and 1960s.Algeria (Democratic People's Republic of)
''Dirco.gov.za'' The bond formed around their respective internal conflicts that were repeatedly neglected by the

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History

In 1961, with a fake Ethiopian passport, Nelson Mandela traveled to Algeria where he was trained by the armed forces of the

Algerian National Liberation Front The National Liberation Front ( ar, جبهة التحرير الوطني ''Jabhatu l-Taḥrīri l-Waṭanī''; french: Front de libération nationale, FLN) is a nationalist political party in Algeria. It was the principal nationalist movement du ...

(FLN). In his book ''

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'', he reveals his struggle against the

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was greatly inspired by the struggle of the Algerian soldiers. The FLN then provided the

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with weapons. Returning to Algiers in 1990, Mandela declared «The Algerian army made me a man». Algeria was the first country visited by Mandela after his release. In November 1964, the

University of Algiers The University of Algiers (Arabic:جامعة الجزائر – بن يوسف بن خـدة ), commonly called the Algiers 1 University, is a public research university located in Algiers, Algeria. It is the oldest and most prestigious universi ...

conferred an honorary Doctorate of Literature to South African activist

Albert Lutuli Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli ( – 21 July 1967) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, traditional leader, and politician who served as the President-General of the African National Congress from 1952 until his death in 1967. Luthuli wa ...

. In 1974, in support to the anti-apartheid movement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria

Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as President of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019 ...

successfully lobbied for the expulsion of the South Africa representation from the

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that he presided that year.Brief overview of the relations between Algeria and South Africa
''Embassyofalgeria-rsa.org'' He successfully argued that South Africa's delegates were invalid because they represented only a white minority. An

ANC The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party in South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election install ...

-backer, Algeria bought weapons and surveillance equipment from South Africa (for over $15 million in 1997, $51.3 million in 1999, SA's top client that year) to fight its own

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. In November 1997, the South African Embassy was established in Algiers. The Algerian-South African High Binational Commission for Cooperation (HCBNC) was created in September 2000.

Economic relations

Between 2011 and 2015, Algeria was South Africa's largest trading partner in Northern Africa (43% of SA's total trades in the region). South Africa exports to Algeria were estimated at R13 billion, while Algeria exports to South Africa were estimated around R463 million.South Africa and Algeria strengthen foundation for trade links
''Thediplomaticsociety.co.za'', 6 October 2017

References

* Foreign relations of Algeria *

Foreign relations of South Africa The foreign relations of South Africa have spanned from the country's time as Dominion of the British Empire to its isolationist policies under Apartheid to its position as a responsible international actor taking a key role in Africa, particu ...

* Algerian Ambassador to South Africa

External links

South African Embassy in AlgiersAlgerian Embassy in South Africa
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History

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