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While the tradition is a factor of development between the People
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A brief History of Setif
It was in the beginning a simple fountain around
the gushin of a source, heat in winter and cold in sommer, built "by the genius at the time of the occupation of Setif". The
city council man country haouse, during of the Meeting of the Town council of June 4, 1894. However on May 30, 1943 de GAULLE
made a declaration dashing hopes and emphasizing the "integrity and sovereignty" of all parts of the Frensh Empire. In early
May 1945, in reponse to street protests the French Army committed what many say was a genocidal massacre at Setif. Peaceful
demonstrations had been taking place for some months againts the unfair treatment of indigenous Algerians(an oft-mentioned
example was the reservation of bread for Europeans, the others only having the right to barley) and 15000 people had protested
in the street of Mostaganem earlier without any incidents. On May 8,1945 a day chosen by the allies to celebrate their victory
over Nazi Germany, thousends of Algerians gathered near the Abudhar El Ghafari Mosque in Setif for a peaceful march- for which
the sous-prefet (Vice Mayor) had given permission. It was a merket day. At 9 am,led by a young scout SAAL BOUZID, whose name had been drawn for the honor of carrying the national
flag,thedemonstrators set off. A few minutes later the crowd, chanting "vive l'independance" and other nationalist slogans,
came under fire from troops commanded by General DUVAL and brought in from Constantine. SAAL BOUZID fell dead, becoming a national martyr. The scene soon turned into a massacre- the streets
and houses being littered with dead bodies. Witnesses claim terrible scenes, that legionnaires seized babies by their feet
and dashed their heads against rocks, that pregnant mothers were disemboweled, thet French soldiers droped grenades down chimneys
to kill the occupant of hommes, that mourners were machine gunned while taking the dead to the cimetery. 45 000 were killed
on that day.
today Setif is the second Algerians city of Population
(around 1.500.000 citizens) and it is the largest city in developement all industries espacially Housing and Agriculture.
Tourisme is the source of revenue of the city. for more information please visit. www.setif.info
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A Brief History of Kingston -Upon Thames-
Kingston was once the king's tun or estate.in Saxon times
it had Royal connections. In 838 King Egbert of wessex called a church council there. Furthermore several Saxon kings were
crowned in Kingston, including Edward the Elder(900),Athelstan(925),Edmund(940),Edway(955) and Edward the martyr(971). However
after the Norman conquest in 1066 Kingston lost some of its former importance. Kings were no longer crowned there.
Modern Kingston: In the 19 th century the old industry of
malting came to an end but brewing continued and there was a brick making industry in Kingston. In 1912 aircraft manufacture
began in Kingston.In 1855 the 3 traditional fairs in Kingston were reduced to one. there were many improvments to Kingston
during the 19th century.Kingston first obtained gas light in 1833 at the (time who france colonised Algeria) the first
police force in kingston was formed in 1836. The Market House was built in 1840. In 1855 a body of men called Improvment Commissioners
was formed with power to pave, clean and light the streests.A network of drains was dug under Kingston in 1864. By 1841 Kingston
had a population of over 8,000. Then in 1838 the railway reached Kingston.The railway led to the rapid growth the Kingston
area.By 1901 the population of Kingston was 37,000. Furthermore in the early 19th century Surbiton was a little hamlet.Then
it boomed. By the 1880's Surbiton had over 10,00 people. Kingston was made an urban district council in 1984. The Borough
of Kingston was formed in 1936. The guildhall was built in 1935. From 1875 horse drawn buses ran in the streets of Kingston.
From 1906 electric trams ran in the streets of Kingston. Buses replaced them in 1931, kingston by-pass was built in 1927.
Eden Walk Shopping centre first opened in 1979. The Bental Centre was built in 1987-1992. Today the population of Kingston
Upon Thames is 347,000. and more than 25,000 foreigners.for more visit: www.kingston.gov.uk
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