1954_in_Algeria Knowpia

Decades:	1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s;
See also:	History of Algeria; List of years in Algeria;

1954 in Algeria:

Events edit

September 9 – The 6.7 M_w Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The shock destroyed Orléansville, left 1,243–1,409 dead, and 5,000 injured.
November 1 – The movement towards Algerian independence from France starts with the founding of the National Liberation Front.^[1]

April 7 – Louisa Hanoune, politician and head of Algeria's Parti des Travailleurs (PT), or Workers' Party.
October 8 – Jean Fernandez, football manager^[2]
October 19 – Abdallah Baali, diplomat