Abbassia
07-02-2006, 12:19
This is the new diplomatic thread for E20 Algeria.
Related links:
Old Diplomatic Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=454733)
E20 Primary Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=467249)
Algerian Economic Plan for the current Year
Algerian Armed Forces
Abbassia
07-02-2006, 12:52
1925-Algeria Liberated from French Colonialisim by US troops who helped form the first Algerian Provisional Government which drafted and approved the Algerian constitution.
1926-Algeria's First ever elections took place which ended by the triumph of Khalid Ibn Hashim who became "emir al mumminin".
A land reform program was announced to redistribute good lands which were owned by the french colons to the Algerian people.
1927-Algeria becomes part of the Pan-African
The MDU party appoint their party leader as Grand Vizier and allies with the moderate sociallist but millitant party The Algerian North Star.
Attempted coup by the MDU and its ally discovered and put down by the members of the "Algerian Guard" resulting in the outlaw of both parties and the trial of its key leaders who recieved sentances of life imprisonment and exile. Some were found innocent of major charges and were pardoned.
The Algerian Guard were later honored in a grand ceremony before being disbanded to be replaced by the newer infantry unit.
1935-The Algerian Government begins the initial phase of planning and coordination for a resettlement program to settle the nomad population of the country.
The Emir of Algeria personally funds some water drilling programs to boost support for the resettlement program.
1936-A water drilling contractor, Brown and Root industries from Houston Texas, finds oil in the Hassi Messaoud area of Algeria. Followup exploration indicates that the amount of oil is likely to be vast, easily as large as Texas, Oklahoma or California.
The US helps with the development of the oil deposit by the beginning next year (1938) in exchange for 1 production points a year going to the US for 13 years.
The US upgrades the nations fighter unit from using P26 "Peashooter" to the P40 "Warhawk", also upgrades the millitary units of Algeria to tech level 6 units.
The Emir gives his full support to the MEU government following the outbreak of civil war in Persia and Iraq, Algeria lends 3 production points to be returned in 1945 to the MEU.
1937-The Emir meets with local religous leaders and announces reforms to balance between the principles of "Westernism" and Religon.
1938-The Emir of Algeria condemns the indiscriminant carpat napalm bombing and utter leveling of Shiraz, the Soviet Union and the MEU, withdrawing support for their government.
1939- Algeria joins the Eurasian war along with the LTA and commits its newly created motorised infantry unit along with its airforce.
During the War Era (1939-1942) the members of the armed forces distinguish themselves in the great battles, most notably the airforce which flew side by side with British and American airforces.
The war era witnesses the growth of the armed forces, most particulary the upgrade of the Algerian motorised division into a fully mechanised one, the addition of a new fighter division and the launching of the new modern Algerian navy. All of which were greatly publicised by the media earning the Emir and the ruling party much support from the populace in the parlamentary elections.
During the war Algeria Gains a joint UN mandate with Britain and Morocco over Equatorial Ghana.
1943- World-wide food shortages begin to affect North Africa, the government is forced to impose food rationing and the emir encourages the populace to fast -an islamic fast- in those hard times. Concessions are only made on the two holidays of eid Al-adha and eid Al-feter -where it is forbiden to fast.
In the same year the Emir's wife passes away from cancer, devestating the head of state who begins to spend more time in meditation and philosophy in the desert and writing poetry in memory of his late wife.
1944- The Emir announces that he has no more desire in continuing to rule as the head of state of Algeria and believes that the Algerian people are ready for the next step in democracy. The Emir begins taking measures to reform the constitution to make Algeria a true republic rather than what could be described as a "constitutional Emirate" by appointing a "president" as the head of state who will have to be re-elected after a term of 4-years.
Parlament prepares for the election which will take place on September 15 the following year.