| 400 000 years BC |
First human presence according to the discovery with the lake Termiline in Oranie of bones and stone tools of Atlanthrope, contemporary primitive man of Sinanthrope |
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| 200 000 years BC |
Presence of paleolithic hunters |
| 7th Millenium BC |
Capsiens, ancestors of The Numides, spread in the Maghreb |
| 6000 - 1500 BC |
Beginning of the breeding, engravings and cave paintings Neolithic |
| 1500 - 1000 BC |
Amazigh populate the country |
| 1100 - 800 BC |
Arrival of the Phenicians along the coast |
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| 800 - 500 BC |
Commercial Republic of Carhtage |
| 200 - 148 BC |
Massinissa, combined with Romans in the Second Punic War, establishes the kingdom of Numidie.Carthage declares war against Rome, triggering the Third Punic War |
| 148 - 105 BC |
Jugurtha, grand son of Massinissa, reunifies Numidie, is beaten by Rome |
| 105 - 25 BC |
Reigns of the Kings and the Berber princes as allied and vassal of the Romans. |
| 25 - 24 BC |
Juba II, King de Numidie then of Mauritania |
| 81 AD |
The Roman legion installs its headquarters with Lambèse, later the capital of Numidie.The remainder of Algeria, Mauritania, is controlled by Césarée (Cherchell) |
| 323 AD |
Christianity becomes the official religion under the Emperor Constantin |
| 429 - 533 AD |
Invasion of the Vandals, beaten into 533 AD.Byzance reconquers the country |
| 533 - 660 AD |
The Berber Confederations take the interior of the country |
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| 647 AD |
Arrival of the Arabs who spread themselves in the Maghreb and will convert it with Islam |
| 911 - 972 AD |
Reigns of The Fatimides and creation of the town of Algiers in 935 |
| 972 - 1050 |
The Fatimides leave Algeria for Egypt, leaving the power to The Zirides |
| 1050 - 1060 |
Invasion of the Ben Hilal come from High Egypt |
| 1060 - 1150 |
The Almoravides reunify North Africa, seize the power |
| 1505 |
The Spanish takes over Mers El - Kébir, drives out The Maures |
| 1518 |
Barberousse, founder of the Regency of Algiers, places the city under the protection of the Ottoman Sultan of Istanbul |
June 14, 1830 |
Landing of French forces on the coast of Sidi Fredj. |
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July 5, 1830 |
Signing of the agreement for submission by the Dey of Algiers |
1832-1847 |
Uprising of Emir Abd El Kader, who made his authority over the central and western Algeria, which is thus the birth of the Algerian state.
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1830-1840 |
Political struggle of Hamdan Ben Otmane Khodja |
1830-1840 |
Resistance of Ahmed Bey in eastern Algeria |
1834 |
Treaty of Desmichelle between France and the Emir Abd El Kader |
1837 |
Treaty of Tafna concluded by General Bugraud and Emir Abd El Kader |
1846 |
Uprising of Benacer Ben Chohra in the Centre and South-East |
1845-1850 |
Uprising of the oasis and Zaatcha Ziban led by Sheikh Bouziane |
1851-1860 |
Uprising of Cherif Boubeghla and Fatma N'Soumer in Djurdura and Kabylia |
1864-1884 |
Uprising of Ouled Sidi Cheikh |
1871-1872 |
Uprising of Hadj Mohamed El Mokrani Boumezrag |
1877-1912 |
Uprising of the Tuareg of the Hoggar with Sheikh Amoud Ben Mokhtar |
1912 |
Foundation of Algerian youth movement led by Emir Khaled
Foundation in Algiers of the Muslim Students Association of North Africa (AEMAN) |
1926 |
Foundation of the North African Star by El-Hadj Ahmed Messali in Paris |
1927 |
Foundation of the Muslim Students Association of North Africans in Paris (AEMNAF) |
1931 |
Creation of the Association of Muslim of Ulemas by Cheikh Abdelhamid Ben Badis. |
1937 |
Creation of the Algerian People's Party by El-Hadj Ahmed Messali in Algiers. |
1943 |
"Manifesto of Algerian People" presented to the allies by Farhat Abbas calls for equality between the Muslim and European |
May 8, 1945 |
Massacre of Setif, Guelma and Kherrata, nearly 45,000 dead |
1946 |
Ferhat Abbas created the Democratic Union of Algerian Manifesto (UDMA). El-Hadj Ahmed Messali created the Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties (MTLD). |
1947 |
El Hadj Ahmed Messali creates the Special Organization |
November 1, 1954 |
Triggering of the Algerian revolution |
August 20, 1956 |
Congress of Soummam and establishment of CNRA and C.C.E. |
1957 |
The Algerian question placed on the agenda of the UN |
September 19, 1958 |
Creation of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA) headed by Ferhat Abbas. |
1961 |
Ben Youcef Ben Khedda chairs the third GPRA |
18 March 1962 |
Evian Agreements signed |
March 19, 1962 |
Proclamation of the cease-fire |
April 1962 |
Establishment of the Provisional Executive at Rocher Noir (Boumerdes) |
July 1, 1962 |
Referendum on self-determination (99.7% in favor of independence). |
July 5, 1962 |
Proclamation of independence of Algeria |
September 20, 1962 |
Election of the first constituent assembly |
September 25, 1962 |
Proclamation of the Algerian People's Democratic Republic |
September 29, 1962 |
Establishment of the first Algerian government |
October 8, 1962 |
Algeria's accession to the O. N.U |
May 8, 1963 |
Adoption by referendum in the first Constitution of Algeria |
September 15, 1963 |
Election of Ahmed Ben Bella in the Presidency of the Republic |
April 1964 |
adopted the Charter of Algiers by the third congress of the FLN |
June 19, 1965 |
Adjustment revolutionary and creation of Revolutionary Council chaired by Houari Boumediene. |
May 7, 1966 |
Nationalization of the mines |
February 5, 1967 |
First local elections (APC and APW) |
May 1967 |
The French army left the bases Reggane and Bechar |
1 February 1968 |
Withdrawal of French forces at Mers El-Kebir |
February 24, 1971 |
Nationalization of hydrocarbons |
June 27, 1976 |
Adoption by referendum of the National Charter |
November 19, 1976 |
Adoption by referendum of the Second Constitution of Algeria |
December 10, 1976 |
Election of Houari Boumediene, President of the Republic |
December 27, 1978 |
Death of Houari Boumediene |
February 7, 1979 |
Election of Chadli Ben Djedid President of the Republic |
January 13, 1983 |
Re-election of President Chadli Ben Djedid to the President of the Republic (2nd term). |
October 5, 1988 |
demonstrations in several cities of Algeria |
November 3, 1988 |
Adoption by referendum of the constitutional revision |
December 22, 1988 |
Re-election of President Chadli Ben Djedid to the highest office (third term) |
February 23, 1989 |
Adoption by referendum of the third Constitution |
June 12, 1990 |
Municipal Election Victory for the Islamic Front (FIS) |
26 December 1991 |
Legislative elections, FIS victory in the first round |
January 4, 1992 |
Dissolution of the National People’s Assembly |
January 12, 1992 |
Cancellation of the second round of legislative elections and resignation of President Chadli Ben Djedid
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January 14, 1992 |
Creation of the High Council of State (HCE) under the chairmanship of Mohamed Boudiaf. |
February 2, 1992 |
Establishment of the state of emergency |
February 4, 1992 |
Creation of a National Advisory Council |
June 29, 1992 |
Assassination of President Mohamed Boudiaf. |
July 2, 1992 |
Ali Kafi chairs the High Council of State |
January 30, 1994 |
End of mandate the H.C.S. Liamine Zeroual was appointed Head of State. |
May 18, 1994 |
Creation of the National Transition Council |
November 16, 1995 |
Liamine Zeroual elected President of the Republic |
November 28, 1996 |
Referendum on the fourth constitution of Algeria |
June 5, 1997 |
Multiparty legislative election |
October 23, 1997 |
Local pluralistic elections |
September 11, 1998 |
President Liamine Zeroual announced early presidential elections |
April 15, 1999 |
Abdelaziz Bouteflika elected President of the Republic |
September 16, 1999 |
Adoption by referendum of the law on civil concord |
April 10, 2002 |
Constitutionalisation of Tamazight as a national language |
May 30, 2002 |
election, pluralistic, victory for the National Liberation Front |
October10, 2002 |
municipal elections, the FLN victory |
April 8, 2004 |
Re-election of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to the Supreme Judicature |
September 29, 2005 |
Adoption by referendum of the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation |
