French war crimes in algeria
This old postcard was published in Colonial Algeria around
1900. The photo depicts the execution
of Areski L'Bashir, a sort of Algerian "Robin Hood" or "Jesse
James" character. Areski was
born in Kabylia a region of eastern Algeria which was annexed
by France in 1857. The region
rebelled again in 1871 and the ensuing French repression sent
many Kabyles to the bagne in New
Caledonia. Around 1880 Areski rose against the injustices of
the French colonial administration
and led a band of over 300 rebels fighting a guerilla war against
anyone supporting the French.
The French regarded them as common "bandits" because they
stole food, money and supplies in
order to survive and often killed both the French colonists and
their Algerian helpers, military or
civilian. With his repeated success and the inability of the
administration to capture him, he grew
into a legend and a local hero.
بقلم عبدالغاني طاهري
أنا من الجزائر، احب أن أضع بين أيديكم هدية قيمة تتجلى في تاريخ الجزائر العميقة، وخطرت لي فكرة عمل مدونة تضم تاريخ الجزائر العظمى برجالها ، فأرجوا ان تستفيدوا من المقالات القيمة التي تحتوي عليها المدونة
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