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Insect Stamp of Algeria

A Berber indigenous people lived in Algeria and Algeria was governed by the Roman Empire before A.D. It assimilates into the Arab invaded after the seventh century, and going Islam advances and has the process that entered Ottoman Turkey since the 16th century and a French follower since the 19th century. Algeria became independent in 1962, and the socialization was pushed forward since then, alliance autocracy by an Algerian national liberation front. Algeria advocated democratization in a general election of 1991 year, and reproduction was planned, and Front Islamique du Salut overwhelmed it. Algeria belonged under a confusion state by the military authorities caused a coup d'etat for it in 1992 year, and having declared invalidity of election. A presidential election by the first plural candidates was performed while United Nations observer mission watched it in 1995 year, and Ramin Zeroul of representative of armed forces was elected. The establishment of a political party based on religion was prohibited in 1996 year by a constitutional amendment, but terrorism by an Islamic extremist occurs in a row, and there is economy in the rebuilding way.
Two kinds of insect stamps were issued in 1994 by this Algeria. Four kinds of insect stamps were issued for further 2000 years.

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