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Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Zhou Enlai and Gamal Abdel Nasser

China and the Middle East/North Africa

The Algerian Revolution and the Communist Bloc

Photograph of Zhou Enlai in 1972.

Zhou, Enlai

1898- 1976

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Western Europe

France

Conversations with Zhou Enlai

Egyptian Pyramids

Northern Africa

Egypt

The Second Asian-African Conference

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2012.

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

Aerial view of National Mall

North America

United States

International Dimensions of Decolonization in the Middle East and North Africa

International Dimensions of Decolonization in the Middle East and North Africa

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Ben Bella, Ahmed

1916- 2012

Photograph of Gamal Abdel Nasser

Nasser, Gamal Abdel

1918- 1970

Portrait of Mao Zedong from propaganda poster

Mao, Zedong

1893- 1976

Photograph of a US POW during the Vietnam War.

Vietnam War

Aerial photograph of CIA headquarters

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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Bouteflika, Abdelaziz

1937-

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June 15, 1965	Record of Conversation between Premier Zhou Enlai and Chairman Ho Chi Minh Zhou Enlai and Ho Chi Minh discuss preparations for the second Asian-African Conference and the potential participation of countries such as the Soviet Union, Malaysia, and India.
April 19, 1965	Minutes of Conversation between Premier Zhou Enlai and Premier Kim Il Sung The United Arab Republic and Algeria do not support Vietnam, and Sukarno agrees to speak at the Asian-African Conference.
October 19, 1964	Cable from the Chinese Embassy in Algeria, 'Reactions to China's Testing of a Nuclear Bomb' Cable from the Chinese Embassy in Algeria describes positive responses of foreign government officials stationed in Algeria on China's first nuclear weapons test.
May 22, 1963	Research Memorandum RFE-40 from Thomas L. Hughes to the Acting Secretary, 'A French Nuclear Testing Site in the Pacific? – Plans and Repercussions' France’s staging of atmospheric and underground tests in Algeria became increasingly untenable when neighboring African countries protested and even temporarily broke diplomatic relations with Paris. Once Algeria became independent in 1962, French authorities made plans to develop a test site in Polynesia.
November 22, 1965	Hungarian Foreign Ministry memorandum on Algeria’s political background after the coup in 1965 (excerpts) This memorandum describes the political aftermath of the Algerian Coup of 1965. It concludes that the leader of the coup, Boumediene, seeks to continue the goals of the revolution, however he is beginning to lean to the right of the political spectrum.
February 22, 1972	Memorandum of Conversation between Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai
November 1960	Note from the GPRA General Secretary, ‘Issue: War Material' List of war materials sent from China to Algeria, to support Algerian fight against France.
October 4, 1960	Note from the GPRA Secretary General to Foreign Missions and Delegations, ‘Our Foreign Policy’ A memo from Algeria's Secretary General to its foreign missions and delegations, regarding Algeria's foreign policy. Explains, first, Algeria's current position in regard to the "socialist camp," noting recent positive signs of improvements in Algeria's relationships with China and the Soviet Union. Identifies apprehensions within the western bloc that Algeria may slide toward the socialist camp, and gives instructions on how to respond to and reduce these apprehensions, so as to more fully broaden Algeria's base of support in its struggle against France. The memo recognizes that the western bloc is still supporting France in its fight to keep Algeria as a colonial subject, and recommends issuing an ultimatum to these western countries; either they cease complicity with France or be considered fundamentally hostile to the Algerian cause.
1959	List of Recognitions of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA) List of countries that have recognized the GPRA as representing an independent Algerian government.
January 31, 1962	Letter from the GPRA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ‘Confidential Note to the Heads of Missions and Delegations' Confidential note from Algeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the heads of Algeria's diplomatic missions and delegations. The note, written in Cairo on January 31, 1962, focuses on the position that African and Asian countries currently hold at the center of a global struggle between colonialists and neo-colonialists. Points out that Algeria's struggle with France remains a focal point of reference for these countries, and that Algeria must clearly define its foreign policies and positions on international issues.