Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, independent Algeria provided significant support to anti-colonial movements and revolutionaries worldwide. Successive presidents, Ahmed Ben Bella and then Houari Boumédiène, made Algiers a haven for activists fighting against colonial and racial oppression. Algiers the White became Algiers the Red. The internationalist Che Guevara established his base of operations there for his guerrilla activities in Africa. The African-American leader Eldridge Cleaver made it the international headquarters of the Black Panther Party. During this period, Algiers was known as "The Mecca of Revolutionaries."
Directed by Ben Salama · Written by Ben Salama
Cast
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Ahmed Ben Bella Self -
Che Guevara Self -
Nelson Mandela Self -
Houari Boumédiène Self -
Eldridge Cleaver Self -
Patrice Lumumba Self -
Kathleen Cleaver Self -
Miriam Makeba Self -
Fidel Castro Self -
Yasser Arafat Self -
Johnny Makatini Self -
M'Hamed Yazid Self
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