Algeria- Sana
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reiterated his country's keenness to deal with the files of history and memory with France, "away from the dominance of colonial thought and any inaction or concession."
This came in a message he addressed to the Algerian people on the eve of the National Day of Migration commemorating the 60th anniversary of the October 17, 1961 demonstrations, according to the Algerian News Agency.
President Tebboune said that this occasion allows me to confirm our keenness to deal with the files of history and memory away from any complacency or concession and in the spirit of responsibility required by objective and impartial treatment and far from the influences of whims and the dominance of colonialist ideology over lobbies unable to free themselves from their chronic extremism, referring to This memory brings to mind the criminal colonial practices committed against the daughters and sons of the Algerian people on that fateful day, which reflects one of the hideous aspects of the series of heinous massacres and crimes against humanity whose tragedies preserve the memory of the nation.
The Algerian President stressed that the Algerian people are proceeding proudly with determination and cohesion to build Algeria, a strong, democratic woman, fortified with its institutions and determined to fulfill its obligations and play its full role in serving stability and security in the region and contributing to the endeavor of coexistence and cooperation at the regional and international levels, stressing that sacrifices will remain a bright and strong reference witness to the link The daughters and sons of the community in the homeland and on one of the epics of the bitter struggle of the Algerian people through the eras in defense of the homeland and jealousy for the identity of the nation and the consolidation of its unity.
It is noteworthy that on the 17th of October 1961, the French forces suppressed the Algerian workers who had gathered in peaceful demonstrations in Paris to demand freedom, sovereignty and independence, and attacked them with batons and shooting, committing a massacre against them that led to the martyrdom of hundreds of people whose bodies were thrown into the Seine.
