And he said TebbouneIn a message on the eve of his country commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the demonstrations of October 17, 1961, which took place in the French capital, Paris, he said: Memory issue “You need a new breath of boldness and integrity to get rid of the complex of the colonial past, and move towards a future in which there is no listening to the sowers of hatred and hatred, who are still prisoners of the outdated colonial thought.”
He stressed that commemorating this occasion is a tribute to the struggles Algerian community In the diaspora, it expresses the solidarity of Algerian women and Algerian men residing in France in the glorious liberation revolution.
He went on to say: “This anniversary remains firmly in our minds because of the strength it carries in indicating the unity of the people and their unity around achieving the goals set by the immortal November 1st statement.” In it, generations regain an image that expresses the most eloquent expression of our community in France’s embrace of the revolutionary liberation tide in an Algeria that is determined to be freed forever from the domination of colonialism.”
Tebboune continued: “The tragic scenes in the subway stations and the bridges of the Seine River in Paris, which are preserved in the documented archive of colonial hatred, bloodshed and racism in those crazy moments, devoid of the slightest sense of civilization and humanity, confirm the depth of the sacred national bond between the people of our dear country.”
The French police committed a massacre in the capital, Paris, on October 17, 1961, the number of victims of which is unknown to this day, when they used excessive force to suppress thousands of Algerian demonstrators who marched against the curfew imposed on them by Maurice Papon, the director of security for the capital, Paris, and demanding the independence of their country.
The police attacked the demonstrators and deliberately killed dozens of them in the streets and subway stations.
