40th anniversary of the constitution of the provisional government of the Algerian republic GPRA

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Events

Considering the new situation induced by the war of liberation namely
- the numerous successes recorded since its launch, both internally and externally;
- the success of the attacks of August 20, 1955;
- the new organizations resulting from the Soummam Congress and the unification of the national leadership through the National Council of the Algerian Revolution (CNRA) and the Coordination and Execution Committee;
- intensifying diplomatic activity and obtaining the support of the majority of Arab countries and friendly countries around the world;
- the impact of the Algerian Revolution on the internal politics of France and the fall of successive governments;
It became necessary for the leaders of the Revolution within the CCE to announce the constitution of the provisional government of the Algerian republic, in particular to guard against the amplification of French maneuvers against the Algerian question and France's allegations concerning the non-existence of a legitimate representative to initiate negotiations.
The official announcement of the constitution of the provisional government of the Algerian Republic took place in Cairo on September 19, 1958. The same day, the first declaration by the President of the GPRA was made public, defining the circumstances of its birth and the objectives sought by its creation. This government intervened in execution of the decisions taken by the CNRA during its meeting held in Cairo from August 22 to 28, 1958, during which the CCE was responsible for announcing the creation of a provisional government, to complete the establishment of the institutions of the Revolution and the reconstruction of a modern Algerian state.
The Provisional Government had presented the French authorities with a fait accompli while they claimed to have no interlocutor to negotiate.
Between 1958 and 1962, there were three formations of the provisional government of the Algerian Republic.
The three GPRA training courses
1st training: 1958 - 1960
Mr Ferhat ABBES President
Mr Krim BELKACEM Vice-President, Minister of the Armed Forces
Mr Ahmed BEN BELLA Vice-President
Mr Hocine AIT AHMED Vice-President
Mr Rabah BITAT Vice-President
Mr Mohamed BOUDIAF Minister of State
Mr Mohamed KHIDER Minister of State
Mr Mohamed Lamine DEBAGHINE Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr Mahmoud CHERIF Minister of Armaments and Supply
Mr Lakhdar BENTOBBAL Minister of the Interior
Mr Abdelhafid BOUSSOUF Minister of General Liaisons and Communications
Mr Abdelhamid MEHRI Minister of North African Affairs
Mr Ahmed FRANCIS Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs
Mr Mhamed YAZID Minister of Information
Mr Benyoucef BENKHEDDA Minister of Social Affairs
Mr Ahmed Tewfik EL MADANI Minister of Cultural Affairs
Mr Lamine KHENE Secretary of State
Mr Omar OUSSEDIK Secretary of State
Mr Mustapha STAMBOULI
2nd training: 1960 - 1961
Mr Ferhat ABBES President
Mr Krim BELKACEM Vice-President, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr Ahmed BEN BELLA Vice-President
Mr Hocine AIT AHMED Vice-President
Mr Rabah BITAT Vice-President
Mr Mohamed BOUDIAF Minister of State
Mr Mohamed KHIDER Minister of State
Mr Saïd MOHAMMEDI Minister of State
Mr Abdelhamid MEHRI Minister Social and Cultural Affairs
Mr Abdelhafid BOUSSOUF Minister of Armaments and General Liaisons
Mr Ahmed FRANCIS Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
Mr Mhamed YAZID Minister of Information
Mr Lakhdar BENTOBBAL Minister of the Interior
3rd training: 1961 - 1962
Mr Benyoucef BENKHEDDA President & Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
Mr Krim BELKACEM Vice-President, Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs
Mr Ahmed BEN BELLA Vice-President
Mr Mohamed BOUDIAF Vice-President
Mr Hocine AIT AHMED Minister of State
Mr Rabah BITAT Minister of State
Mr Mohamed KHIDER Minister of State
Mr Lakhdar BENTOBBAL Minister of State
Mr Saïd MOHAMMEDI Minister of State
Mr Saad DAHLAB Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr Abdelhafid BOUSSOUF Minister of Armaments and General Liaisons
Mr Mhamed YAZID Minister of Information
On September 19, 1958, the provisional government of the Algerian Republic was announced (proclaimed)...
This proclamation made in the name of a people struggling for four years for its independence resurrected the Algerian State absorbed (engulfed) by the military occupation in 1832 and erased in a cruel and unjust manner from the political map of North Africa.
Thus ends the worst operation of violation which took place during the last century aimed at stripping a people of their nationality, diverting the course of their history, depriving them of all their vital means, and atomizing them into individualities.
Thus also ends the long night, the night of myths and legends and finally ends the era of contempt, humiliation and enslavement.
For four years this people has been on the battlefield, resisting one of the most powerful military forces in the world and more than six hundred thousand of their children have fallen on the field of honor and dignity, whose blood has watered the long glorious road to freedom. France threw these people to the colonialist tyrants and the military leaders excel every day in their torture and assassination. However, despite his suffering and despite the thousands of victims, he remained firm in his conviction, convinced that the hour of freedom will undoubtedly arrive…..
The National Liberation Army, with its limited means, is fighting – and victory is at its side – a French army equipped with the most modern artillery, aviation and naval weapons.
The GPRA renews the oath to remain eternally faithful to the supreme values ​​for which sacrifices have been made: freedom, justice and social liberation....
The GPRA, resulting from the will of the people, is aware, in this area, of all its responsibilities which it will assume entirely, the first of its duties being to guide the people and the army until the advent of national liberation….
The Algerian people are a peaceful people; he only took up arms when forced by the colonialists and after having exhausted all peaceful remedies to recover his freedom and independence, the myth of French Algeria and the fable of assimilation being only the political product of force and violence.
Algeria is not France and the Algerian people are not French and the attempt to Frenchify Algeria is a fruitless operation and a crime condemned by the Charter of the United Nations...
Combatant Algeria addresses its thanks to all the States gathered at the Bandoeng Congress and assures them of its gratitude for their material aid and moral support...
The GPRA, for its part, is willing to negotiate….The GPRA has recorded with immense satisfaction the recognition of certain states to which it extends its thanks and there are other states from which it expects recognition soon…
At the end of this declaration, we would like to recall that the continuation of the war continues a permanent threat to peace in the world and call on both individuals and governments to combine their efforts to put an end to this war which constitutes a neocolonialist attempt...
We very much hope that this appeal is heard.

30/04/2007

50 x 34 mm

Polychrome

Sid Ahmed Bentounes

Bank of Algeria Printing House

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