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People: Dinh Bộ Lĩnh
Topic: Secession of Constantine (Algeria)
Location: Frankfurt an der Oder Brandenburg Germany

Secession of Constantine (Algeria)

Years: 1826 - 1837

In 1826, the last Bey of Constantine, Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif, becomes the new head of state.

He leads a fierce resistance against French forces, which invade Algeria four years later.

By October 13, 1837, the territory is captured by France, and from 1848 on until 1962 it is an integral part of the French motherland and center of the Constantine Département.

"History should be taught as the rise of civilization, and not as the history of this nation or that. It should be taught from the point of view of mankind as a whole, and not with undue emphasis on one's own country. Children should learn that every country has committed crimes and that most crimes were blunders. They should learn how mass hysteria can drive a whole nation into folly and into persecution of the few who are not swept away by the prevailing madness."

—Bertrand Russell, On Education (1926)