Tebboune marks 72nd anniversary of 1 November Revolution
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The same day, AL 24 News, a new international television channel linked to Algeria International, was launched in Algiers, and the International Philharmonic Orchestra of Algeria was officially created.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of the Republic, marked the 72nd anniversary of the 1 November 1954 Revolution with a message to the Algerian people on Sunday.
Algérie 360 reported the message, which paid tribute to the martyrs and to the sacrifices of the people during the War of Independence.
The President said Algerians had suffered for more than 130 years under foreign rule, which took their land, harmed their history and erased their identity.
Tebboune described a long chain of resistance across the country, which led to the start of the Revolution on 1 November 1954, a decisive turning point in the country's history.
He said the Revolution showed a free people who paid the heaviest price in blood so that Algeria could live with dignity and pride.
On Saturday, the General Directorate of Customs (DGD) held a historical seminar in Algiers on the stages of the national struggle to win back sovereignty, APS reported.
Mohamed Bousliamni, Minister of Communication, supervised the official launch of AL 24 News, an international television channel linked to Algeria International, in Algiers on Saturday.
The launch was timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the founding of Algeria International.
A decision by the President officially created the International Philharmonic Orchestra of Algeria, a new orchestra.
On Saturday evening, Tebboune went to the Boualem Bessaih Opera in Algiers to watch the orchestra's first performance.
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