Algeria celebrates 60 years of independence from France - in pictures
The Algerian air force flies in formation over the capital Algiers, as the country celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence. AFP
The national holiday celebrates independence from France on July 5, 1962. AFP
An Algerian tank drives through a street in the capital Algiers on the country's independence day. AFP
Algerian soldiers parade down a street in Algiers. AFP
The Algerian air force. AFP
Algerian troops with the National Liberation Army parade in front of the Palace of Sports in Oran, in July 1962. AFP
Youths wave Algerian flags and celebrate in Algiers on July 2, 1962, a day after a referendum on the independence of their country. AFP
Young Algerians march between the European and Muslim quarters of Algiers in July 1962. AFP
Rival narratives over atrocities committed during over a century of colonial rule continue to cause bitter diplomatic tension. AFP
A French soldier looks at a shop destroyed by a Molotov cocktail in Algiers in May 1962, after the signing of the Evian Accords. AFP
Young Algerians hang a national flag on a wall in Algiers in July 1962. AFP
A soldier with forces supporting French rule in the North African country stands guard on a roof in Algiers in January 1960, during the Algerian war. AFP
The Hotel du Parc in Evian-les-Bains in south-easten France in March 1961, where negotiations to end the war in Algeria took place. AFP
A woman walks next to Algerian flags in the capital, Algiers, on the eve of the country's 60th independence anniversary. EPA
The statue of Emir Abdelkader in Algiers. The military hero resisted French rule and is considered one of the founders of modern-day Algeria. EPA
