Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered that a segment containing anti-France lines referring to the bloody colonial past be reinstated in the national anthem, the 'Qassaman'
In 1986, nearly a quarter century after Algeria gained independence, the African country removed a part from its national anthem that had disparaging remarks about its former coloniser France.in the 'Qassaman' – The Pledge – mandating that the national anthem should be performed in its “complete form”, including the previously deleted segment.
The part was removed from the anthem as Algeria had hoped to improve relations with France, especially when the newly-independent nation faced a fuel crisis and hoped for economic concessions from foreign donors.But simmering political tension continued between Algiers and Paris over the years, only to blow up as a major incident in late 2021 when French President Emmanuel Macron made contentious remarks about Algerian history.whether the Algerian nation existed before French colonial dominance.
However, in a recent interview, Macron again stirred the pot, saying: “It’s not up to me to ask forgiveness, that's not what this is about."“Algeria should live” The Algerian people fought fiercely for their rights and freedom, leading to a long and bloody war of independence. The war fought for eight years between 1954 and 1962, witnessed a relentless struggle between the FLN, representing Algerian nationalists, and the French colonial forces.
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