Proclamation of November 1, 1954: voice of the Algerian people and founding act of the Algerian Republic
The National Liberation Revolution, the 70th anniversary of which the Algerian people are commemorating today, revealed the genius of an exceptional generation which, thanks to its political consciousness and its forward-looking vision, was able to crystallise the pain and hope of the Algerians. in the Proclamation of November 1, 1954, this document which announced the start of the armed struggle, became the voice of the united Algerian people and the founding act of the Algerian Republic.
A thorough reading of this reference text highlights its many characteristics and its immutable principles, which transcend the spatio-temporal context of its writing, thus achieving unanimity among all national political currents over the last seven decades.
It also constitutes a fundamental reference for the 2020 Constitution, which defined the contours of the new Algeria, of which the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, laid the foundations, including the consecration of the values of cohesion and national unity, the promotion of inclusive dialogue and the establishment of a democratic, social and sovereign Algerian state, within the framework of Islamic principles.
As for the main characteristics of the Proclamation of November 1, this document had opened the way for all national forces to join the National Liberation Front (FLN) and had succeeded in rallying the Algerian people to the cause of independence, in addressing him directly with the expression: “To the Algerian people, to the activists of the national cause”.
