Abbas Mimouni/Algeria
On Wednesday, Algerian President Abdel Majid Taboun renewed his confirmation that the memory file related to French colonialism of Algeria (1830-1962) “will not be vulnerable to forgetting or denial”, stressing that the country’s march towards consolidating the independence of the national decision “will not stop the machinations of the critics.”
This came in a message to Taboun to the nation, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of May 8, 1945, which was committed by the French colonial authorities and killed 45,000 demonstrators who went out peacefully to demand the implementation of the promise of independence, after they stood by France in World War II.
Taboun said: “What is the most sincere demonstrations of May, in expressing the Algerian people’s attachment to freedom, dignity and nose, as he faces the most heinous crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity in the modern era, sacrificing more than 45,000 martyrs for freedom and emancipation.”
On the occasion, Taboun reiterated his country to handle the memory file, which constitutes a background of permanent tension with Paris, saying: “The memory file will not be vulnerable to forgetfulness and denial.”
He stressed that “the failure to waive the file stems from the fulfillment of the sacrifices of the massacres committed by French colonialism in Algeria,” in the states of Setif and Raja and Qalima (the east of the country) and Ain Temouchent (west) and others, and resulted in the fall of tens of thousands of victims, in one of the fiercest colonial crimes against defenseless civilians.
He considered that the commemoration of this painful anniversary “is a face of persistence in preserving the trustworthy of the martyrs.”
The Algerian president linked the sacrifices of his people during colonialism with the current ambition of the country in building a model for sustainable development that preserves the independence of the national decision.
He said, “The Algerian people, who were made yesterday from suffering and sacrifices, will not stop their path of challenges and will increase determination in the face of the critics of our principles and the independence of our national decision, and the failure of their intrigues by continuing to progress on the path of achieving major achievements.”
He renewed his desire to embody a strategy to put his country’s economy on a new path to invest in “tremendous capabilities of Algeria” and to upgrade levels of the welfare of the Algerian people.
Historical sources indicate that the massacres of May 8, 1945 lasted for more than 40 days, during which the colonial forces used brutal repression methods, including collective executions and burning civilians alive in the “lime ovens”.
The memory of the massacres this year comes amid an escalating tension in Algerian -French relations, the extent of the exchange of withdrawal of ambassadors and the expulsion of diplomats, in light of the continued differences regarding memory files and colonial history.
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