Villa Susini


The villa Sésini is a former torture center established in El Biar during the Algerian war in the city of Algiers.

History

The villa was built in El Biar by Alexandre Sésini, notary at rue Bab Azzoun in Algiers.
In 1926, the city of Algiers classified it as a natural monument, in 1927, the German consulate moved there.
It was transformed into a detention and torture center during the Algerian Revolution.
It housed after independence for a time, the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
After the independence of Algeria, the Villa Susini was used, in coordination with Cuba, for the military training of Latin American revolutionaries.
By decree of the Algerian Ministry of Culture dated 28 April 2016, the villa is classified on the list of protected cultural property.

Notable inmates