The Algerian war

Algeria had a large European minority, 1 million over 9 million people, when the war of independence started.

The National Liberation Front (NLF) led by figures such as Algerian or Ben Bella Budiaf initiated military hostilities against the French administration on November 1, 1954. En agosto de 1955 la guerra se recrudeció en la región de Constantina con importantes matanzas por ambos bandos y con una durísima represión parte del ejército francés. In August 1955 the war intensified in the region of Constantine with major massacres by both sides and harsh repression of the French army.
The armed confrontation flared up, in 1956-1957 took place what is known as the "Battle of Algiers, the FLN terrorist attacks against civilian targets and French soldiers were answered in a brutal way by the paratroopers of General Jacques Massu. La tortura generalizada y la ejecución sumaria de centenares de sospechosos se convirtieron en recursos normales en la acción del ejército francés. Widespread torture and summary execution of hundreds of suspects became normal resources in the action of the French army.

 Negotiations began in May 1961.  While the opposition of the settlers was organized around the Secret Army Organization. Finally, the Evian agreements signed on 18 March 1962. Algeria declared its independence and joined the UN on October 8, 1962.

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

I just wanted to shared some information about the country i selected - Algeria- so here it is:


 Algeria´s official name is People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
it is located  in North Africa.
Algeria is bordered in the northeast by Tunisia, in the east by Libya, in the west by Morocco, in the southwest by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, in the southeast by Niger, and in the north by the Mediterranean Sea.
Its size is almost 2,400,000 square kilometres (930,000 sq mi), and it has an estimated population of about 35.7 million.
it´s capital is Algiers.


Some interesting facts:

• It is the largest country on the Mediterranean Sea, and the second largest on the African continent.
• Algeria has very hot days, even in winter. However, the nights can be very cold.
• Athletics, handball and football (soccer) are the most popular sports in Algeria.
• Official language: arabic
• Main religion: islam

My opinion about child marriage

About the videos we saw in class i just have to say that, its a shame to see how indian women live. All those little girls getting married at such a short age! they are not even ready to start living by themselves, they have to give up to their childhood to pleased their husbands, and they dont even know them!
By the other side it is good that they had received the cameras so that those women can express themselves can see by themselves the kind of life they are living and try to change it to a better way of life.
I think there´s a lot of potential and women with dreams and goals and they may have what it takes to make them possible but unfortunatly their husbands are the one that wont let them do what they want. So i think there should be more participation of the police and autorities in order to stop this marriages and to let women express themselves as they really should.