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Algerian law declares French colonization a crime

2025-12-24 21:11:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Algerian law declares French colonization a crime

Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonization of the North African country a crime and demanding an apology and reparations.

The law also criminalizes the glorification of colonialism, state television reports.

The vote is the latest sign of increasingly strained diplomatic relations between the two countries, with some observers saying they are at their lowest level since Algeria gained independence 63 years ago.

The French colonization of Algeria between 1830 and 1962 was marked by mass killings, large-scale deportations and culminated in a bloody war for independence. Algeria says the war killed 1.5 million people, while French historians put the death toll much lower.

French President Emmanuel Macron has previously acknowledged that the colonization of Algeria was a "crime against humanity," but has not apologized.

Lawmakers wore scarves in the colors of the national flag and chanted "Long live Algeria" as they applauded the bill's passage in parliament, AFP news agency reports./ CNA, translated by BBC





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