Algeria Through Time
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Exhibit room

Colonial Resistance

“Those who stood against a century of occupation.”

10 figures1 eras4 regions

Those who stood against a century of occupation.

Featured stories
Emir Abdelkader
19th century (1832–1847)
Ahmed Bey of Constantine
Ottoman era (1826–1848)
Lalla Fatma N'Soumer
Mid-19th century (1850s)
Cheikh El Mokrani
1871 uprising
In this gallery
19th century (1832–1847)

Emir Abdelkader

Western Algeria
Ottoman era (1826–1848)

Ahmed Bey of Constantine

Constantine
Mid-19th century (1850s)

Lalla Fatma N'Soumer

Kabylie
1871 uprising

Cheikh El Mokrani

Kabylie
Late 19th century (1881–1908)

Cheikh Bouamama

Sahara
19th century (d. 1873)

Cheikh Aheddad

Kabylie
Mid-19th century (1851–1854)

Bou Baghla

Kabylie
19th century (1860s–1870s)

Ben Nacer Benchohra

Sahara
19th century

Si El-Haoussi

Western Algeria
Late 19th century

Mohamed Belkheir

Western Algeria
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