Happy Algerian 🇩🇿 revolution day - commemorating the beginning of the Algerian people's revolution against colonialism in 1954. Above is a colorized photograph of Algerian national hero El Emir AbdelKader, c. 1870 #NativeThreads 📸 by @spektonzcolorizations
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Abdelkader El Djezairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion in the mid-19th century. An Islamic Sufi scholar, he built up a collection of Algerian tribesmen that for many years successfully held out against one of the most advanced armies in Europe. His consistent regard for human rights, especially towards his Christian opponents, drew widespread admiration, and a crucial intervention to save the Christian community of Damascus from a massacre in 1860 brought honours and awards from around the world. Within Algeria, his efforts to unite the country against French invaders saw him hailed as the "modern Jugurtha".