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Algeria News portal: French Ambassador to Algeria Stéphane Romatet, who had just been retuned to his post following a decision taken in the Élysée Palace grasps with Minister Delegate to the French government Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans, took part on video recently broadcast in Setif a city east of Algeria, commemorating the massacres perpetrated by colonial forces of France against Algerians in May 8th 1945s.

🛑 أول ظهور علني للسفير الفرنسي 🇫🇷 لدى #الجزائر🇩🇿 #ستيفان_روماتيه بمدينة سطيف (شرق الجزائر) ساعات عقب عودته لمنصبه بقرار من قصر الأليزيه
🛑السفير الفرنسي شارك رفقة وزيرة في الحكومة الفرنسية في مراسم إحياء ذكرى مجازر 8 ماي 1945 pic.twitter.com/c6Q0IYdHBg

— بوابة الجزائر – Algeria Gate (@algatedz) May 8, 2026

The presence of senior French officials—most notably the resumption of the French ambassador a year after his recall—during the commemoration of such an historic event that remains imprinted in the collective memory of Algerians is nothing short of proof positive to France’s recognition of its crimes against the people of Algeria.

The artwork also has a distinct political message, indicating that relations between the two countries are improving after the diplomatic crisis two years ago.

Algeria News Portal:Fox News national security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin Reports Wednesday the U.S. military that striking part of it was a because according to an official from Pentagon senior, experts targeted Iran ports sectarian Qeshm city port and at Bandar Abbas The U.S. official acknowledged the op was “limited” and won’t “reignite hostilities.” Nor does it end any agreement in place on a ceasefire, he said, while also noting that the strike took place two days after Iran fired 15 ballistic and cruise missiles toward Fujairah that raised tensions in the Gulf and angered local Arab states.

فوكس نيوز: الجيش الأمريكي نفذ للتوّ هجمات على بندر عباس وميناء قشم في إيرانhttps://t.co/6bHkHHP82j pic.twitter.com/4f8P8glSNI

— القدس العربي AlqudsAlarabi (@alqudsalarabi) May 7, 2026

On this day in 1945, the world awoke to an unspeakable horror in Sétif, Guelma, and Kherrata. They were not merely numbers, but 45,000 dreams of freedom crushed by the bullets of a treacherous colonial power. Yet that blood would later become the fuel that ignited one of the greatest liberation revolutions in modern history.

Milestones Born from Pain
The False Promise: Algerians took to the streets to celebrate the Allied victory, only to be answered not with recognition, but with massacre.
The Decisive Turning Point: The certainty that armed struggle was the only path to freedom.
The Symbolism: May 8 was later consecrated, through a sovereign decision, as a National Day of Memory.

The Echo of the Official Position: No Compromise on History

Today, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed that memory is not merely a chapter of the past, but a pillar of sovereignty itself. He stressed that:

“The memory file will remain at the core of our concerns, and it shall never be subject to compromise or bargaining; it is the trust of the martyrs, and we will never forsake it, no matter the circumstances.”

Commemorating this anniversary today is not an act of mourning over ruins, but a renewal of the covenant that Algeria shall remain proud and steadfast, faithful to the sacrifices of the men and women who gave everything so that we may live free today.

Long live Algeria. Glory and eternity to our righteous martyrs.