{"id":17625,"date":"2025-11-08T21:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T20:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=17625"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T20:10:26","slug":"angola-honors-boumediene-and-ben-bella-for-liberation-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=17625","title":{"rendered":"Angola Honors Boumediene and Ben Bella for Liberation Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Luanda, Angola<\/strong> \u2013 In a ceremony held Thursday in Luanda, Angolan President Jo\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o posthumously awarded the prestigious \u201cOrder of Merit\u201d to former Algerian Presidents Houari Boumediene and Ahmed Ben Bella. The Order of Merit is Angola&#8217;s highest national honor.<\/p>\n<p>President Louren\u00e7o, who also serves as the current Chairperson of the African Union, presented the awards in recognition of the two leaders&#8217; profound and lasting contributions to Angola&#8217;s struggle for independence and its subsequent reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>The late Presidents Boumediene and Ben Bella were instrumental in providing significant support to Angolan liberation movements during their fight against colonial rule. Their commitment to pan-Africanism and solidarity with liberation movements across the continent solidified Algeria\u2019s role as a key ally of Angola.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis honor is a testament to the enduring friendship between Angola and Algeria,\u201d<\/em> stated a government official present at the ceremony. <em>\u201cThe sacrifices made by the Algerian people, under the leadership of Presidents Boumediene and Ben Bella, will never be forgotten.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was attended by high-ranking Angolan government officials, as well as representatives from the Algerian embassy. The awarding of the Order of Merit serves as a powerful reminder of the shared history and strong diplomatic ties between the two nations. It underscores the importance of continued cooperation and mutual respect in addressing contemporary challenges facing the African continent. This event highlights the deep historical bonds between Algeria and Angola, forged in the crucible of anti-colonial struggle.<\/p>\n<p>The posthumous awards are expected to further strengthen bilateral relations between Algeria and Angola in various fields, including trade, security, and cultural exchange.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luanda, Angola \u2013 In a ceremony held Thursday in Luanda, Angolan President Jo\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o posthumously awarded the prestigious \u201cOrder of Merit\u201d to former Algerian Presidents Houari Boumediene and Ahmed Ben Bella. The Order of Merit is Angola&#8217;s highest national honor.<\/p>\n<p>Presid&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":8,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17627,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17625\/revisions\/17627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}