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The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an eight-year-long war with France.
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National holiday commemorating Algerian independence from France (5 July 1962)
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Algeria
Country in North Africa
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Algerian War
1954–1962 war of Algerian independence from France
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Overseas territories controlled by France (1534–1980)
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