Under the slogan " The saga of a people who wanted to live ”, the Ambassador of Algeria to the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Albania, Mr. Mahieddine Djeffal commemorated together with the Embassy staff the 63rd anniversary of the December 11th, 1960 demonstrations.
After observing a minute of silence and reciting El-Fatiha in memory of our valiant martyrs, the participants listened to a presentation underscoring the significance of this landmark day in which the Algerian people reaffirmed to the colonizers and to the whole world its support and adherence to the National Liberation Front and its glorious revolution.
This Nationwide demonstrations constituted a historic turning point, as the United Nations was quick to adopt on 19 december 1960, the resolution 1573 (XV) by which it recognized the right of the Algerian people to self-determination and independence, the imperative need for adequate and effective guarantees to ensure the successful and just implementation of the right to self-determination on the basis of respect for the unity and territorial integrity of Algeria. Therefore, forcing the colonizer to sit at the negotiating table and recognise the Algerian people’s right to live free and independent