This nation was invaded after an incident in which a consul was hit in the head with a fly whisk, because he enraged this nation's leader in discussing an overdue wheat consignment. In the 1990s, hundreds of people were kille
This nation was invaded after an incident in which a consul was hit in the head with a fly whisk, because he enraged this nation's leader in discussing an overdue wheat consignment. In the 1990s, hundreds of people were killed in this nation in massacres at Rais and Bentalha, both carried out by the GIA, possibly to punish rural communities who'd voted for the FIS. Earlier in the 20th century, the Secret Army Organization led by Raoul Salan tried to prevent the end of colonial rule, launched on a day known as Toussaint Rouge. Shortly after the resulting independence, this country's first president Ahmed Ben Bella was overthrown by Houari Boum?ienne. For 10 points, name this Northern African nation which won independence from France in the 1960s.
This nation was invaded after an incident in which a consul was hit in the head with a fly whisk, because he enraged this nation's leader in discussing an overdue wheat consignment.
Algeria