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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
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The Algerian air force flies in formation over the capital Algiers, as the country celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence. AFP
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The national holiday celebrates independence from France on July 5, 1962. AFP
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An Algerian tank drives through a street in the capital Algiers on the country's independence day. AFP
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Algerian soldiers parade down a street in Algiers. AFP
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The Algerian air force. AFP
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Algerian troops with the National Liberation Army parade in front of the Palace of Sports in Oran, in July 1962. AFP
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Youths wave Algerian flags and celebrate in Algiers on July 2, 1962, a day after a referendum on the independence of their country. AFP
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Young Algerians march between the European and Muslim quarters of Algiers in July 1962. AFP
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Rival narratives over atrocities committed during over a century of colonial rule continue to cause bitter diplomatic tension. AFP
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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
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Young Algerians hang a national flag on a wall in Algiers in July 1962. AFP
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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
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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
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A woman walks next to Algerian flags in the capital, Algiers, on the eve of the country's 60th independence anniversary. EPA
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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
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The Algerian air force flies in formation over the capital Algiers, as the country celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence. AFP
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The national holiday celebrates independence from France on July 5, 1962. AFP
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An Algerian tank drives through a street in the capital Algiers on the country's independence day. AFP
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Algerian soldiers parade down a street in Algiers. AFP
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The Algerian air force. AFP
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Algerian troops with the National Liberation Army parade in front of the Palace of Sports in Oran, in July 1962. AFP
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Youths wave Algerian flags and celebrate in Algiers on July 2, 1962, a day after a referendum on the independence of their country. AFP
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Young Algerians march between the European and Muslim quarters of Algiers in July 1962. AFP
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Rival narratives over atrocities committed during over a century of colonial rule continue to cause bitter diplomatic tension. AFP
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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
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Young Algerians hang a national flag on a wall in Algiers in July 1962. AFP
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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
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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
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A woman walks next to Algerian flags in the capital, Algiers, on the eve of the country's 60th independence anniversary. EPA
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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
Algeria celebrates 60 years of independence from France
Memories of violence during 132-year occupation continue to harm ties between the countries
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