1962 in Algeria
'''1962 in Algeria:'''
Incumbents
- Head of State:
- * until 22 July: Benyoucef Benkhedda
- * 22 July-25 September: Abderrahmane Farès
- * starting 25 September: Ferhat Abbas
- Prime Minister: Ahmed Ben Bella
Events
This was the year that Algeria's revolution against French colonization officially ended after the peace talks in March of that year between the NLF and the French government. This was followed by a ceasefire called between the NLF and the OAS, a secret army determined to keep Algeria a French colony, which was what officially ended the fighting.July
- 1 July: the Algerian Évian Accords referendum, 1962
September
- 26 September: the Algerian legislative election, 1962
Births
- January 21: Ali BenHalima
- February 2: Mustapha Moussa
- February 5: Chaba Fadela