Tebboune: French colonialism's massacres ingrained in Algerian memory
Algeria's President delivers a speech on the 77th anniversary of the May 8, 1945 massacre committed by France against Algerians.
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Tebboune called the atrocities committed by the French cannot be forgotten
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Saturday that the May 8, 1945 massacres committed by the French colonial rule bear witness to the greatness of Algeria's struggle, and its terrible atrocities will remain ingrained in Algerian collective memory.
Algerian official sources report that close to 45,000 protestors, who were demonstrating for the independence of their country after the Allies were victorious in the Second World War, were killed by French colonial troops.
On the 77th anniversary of the massacres, Tebboune said the atrocities committed in Algerian cities on May 8 will not be forgotten, rather they will remain ingrained in Algeria's collective conscience, and in the history forged by the Algerian people against the oppression of colonialism.
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He further added that Algeria's history is a source of its pride and glory, one that roots itself deeper whenever those who have not foregone their extremism and their colonialist tendency continue to distort history.
The Algerian President explained that this is why Algeria gives its history so much importance, adding that the country wants balanced relations with its regional and international partners, to raise one's voice for truth and just causes, which makes Algeria a source of stability in the region.
