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Women of the Algerian Diaspora of Yesterday and Today, in France

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From the 1950s, slums were created in Nanterre, and up to 10,000 Algerians lived there until the early 1970s. ©UPI/AFP

By: Amélie Beaucour

1 min

July 5, 2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the proclamation of Algeria's independence after more than seven years of war with France.

At that time, hundreds of thousands of Algerians had already immigrated to France, including women and children.

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On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the proclamation of independence of Algeria

Some chose to settle with their families on the land of the former colonizer, others thought of leaving but had children and finally stayed.

How did they experience their arrival in France?

For those of the following generations, how do they experience this Franco-Algerian history?

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, creator of the podcast “ 

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, historian, specialist in the cultural fact of Algerian immigration to France 

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