Algerian History and Politics

Ancient to Colonial History

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  1. Which ancient Berber kingdom had Cirta as its capital under King Massinissa?
  2. Which modern city stands on the site of ancient Cirta?
  3. Which Numidian ruler fought a war against Rome that ended in 105 BC with his capture?
  4. Saint Augustine served as bishop of which North African city, now in Algeria?
  5. Which emperor founded the army veterans' colony of Thamugadi (Timgad) around AD 100?
  6. Which Germanic people, led by Geiseric, besieged Hippo Regius in 430 while Augustine lay dying?
  7. Which Ibadi dynasty ruled from Tahert, near modern Tiaret, in the eighth to tenth centuries?
  8. Which Berber group from the Lesser Kabylie helped the Fatimids gain power in 909?
  9. Which fortified capital founded in 1007 in the Hodna mountains is a UNESCO site in Algeria?
  10. Which brothers from Lesbos, both corsairs, established an Ottoman presence in Algiers in the early 1500s?
  11. What title did the elected head of the Regency of Algiers hold from 1671 until 1830?
  12. Which French action followed the 1827 incident in which the Dey struck the consul with a fly whisk?
  13. Which leader from Mascara resisted the French conquest from 1832 until his surrender in 1847?
  14. Which 1837 treaty left Abdelkader in control of much of the interior while he accepted French rule on the coast?
  15. What status did France give the northern territories of Algeria in 1848?
  16. Which 1870 decree gave French citizenship to most Algerian Jews but not to Muslims?
  17. Who led the great 1871 uprising in Kabylie together with Sheikh Aheddad?
  18. Who founded the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulama in 1931?
  19. Which events of 8 May 1945 in eastern Algeria led to thousands of deaths after a victory parade?
  20. On which date in 1954 did the FLN launch the war of independence?
  21. Which 1956 congress, held in Kabylie, set up the political structure of the FLN and its governing council?
  22. In which district of Algiers did the 1957 urban struggle between the FLN and French paratroopers centre?
  23. Which March 1962 agreement set a ceasefire and a referendum on independence?
  24. Independence was proclaimed on the anniversary of the day French troops entered Algiers in 1830. Which date?
  25. Which dynasty ruled the central Maghreb from Tlemcen between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries?

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