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Building statue of Algeria emir in France rejected by family members February 13, 2021 at 12:04 pm | Published in: Africa, Algeria, Europe & Russia, France, News
A memorial statue of historic Algerian leader Emir Abdelkader in Algiers, Algeria on 28 January 2021 [RYAD KRAMDI/AFP/Getty Images] February 13, 2021 at 12:04 pm
The family of Emir Abdelkader El-Djazairi, a leader of the Algerian resistance movement, rejected France s endeavour to build a statue of him, according to the recommendation of a report issued in Paris last month regarding the colonial era in Algeria.
Emir Abdelkader (1808-1883), considered the founder of the Algerian state, was a writer, poet, politician, military commander and one of the leaders of the Algerian resistance movement against the French colonialism in the nineteenth century.