The exile of Algerians to New Caledonia: A reading of examples from the French archives, specifically those pertaining to southeastern Algeria.

Authors

  • Omar Ben Gaid

Keywords:

French colonialism, exile, late 19th century, New Caledonia, French archives.

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Abstract

This article examines and researches unpublished documents that reveal the situation of some Algerians from southeastern Algeria, the manner of their exile and the formalities that accompanied that exile, as well as the reasons and methods of their trials, and the circumstances of their captivity, in the last period of the nineteenth century, as well as their origins from various regions of southeastern Algeria. These documents reveal their suffering.

Author Biography

Omar Ben Gaid

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Published

09-07-2026