Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) (2016)
Alger, la Mecque des Révolutionnaires (1962-1974)
Overview
From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, independent Algeria provided significant support to anti-colonial movements and revolutionaries worldwide. Successive presidents, Ahmed Ben Bella and then Houari Boumédiène, made Algiers a haven for activists fighting against colonial and racial oppression. Algiers the White became Algiers the Red. The internationalist Che Guevara established his base of operations there for his guerrilla activities in Africa. The African-American leader Eldridge Cleaver made it the international headquarters of the Black Panther Party. During this period, Algiers was known as "The Mecca of Revolutionaries."
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From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, independent Algeria provided significant support to anti-colonial movements and revolutionaries worldwide. Successive presidents, Ahmed Ben Bella and then Houari Boumédiène, made Algiers a haven for activists fighting against colonial and racial oppression. Algiers the White became Algiers the Red. The internationalist Che Guevara established his base of operations there for his guerrilla activities in Africa. The African-American leader Eldridge Cleaver made it the international headquarters of the Black Panther Party. During this period, Algiers was known as "The Mecca of Revolutionaries." Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) is a Documentary movie, released on 2016-01-01, runtime 56 minutes.
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Directed by
Ben Salama
Cast
- Ahmed Ben Bella as Self
- Che Guevara as Self
- Nelson Mandela as Self
- Houari Boumédiène as Self
- Eldridge Cleaver as Self
- Patrice Lumumba as Self
- Kathleen Cleaver as Self
- Miriam Makeba as Self
- Fidel Castro as Self
- Yasser Arafat as Self
- Johnny Makatini as Self
- M'Hamed Yazid as Self
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