The Habib Bouakeul Stadium ( Arabic : ملعب الحبيب بوعقل ) is a multi-use stadium in Oran , Algeria . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of ASM Oran . Another club, SCM Oran also play there. The stadium holds 20,000 people.
8-654: The stadium was built in 1927 in the Les Amandiers district (now Haï El-Louz) of Oran under the name of the Stade Alenda . It was renovated on 19 December 1948, when its name was changed to Stade Vincent Monréal ; it was the biggest stadium in Oran at the time. After the independence of Algeria , it was renamed Stade Habib Bouakeul in commemoration of Habib Bouakeul , a martyr of the Algeria War . The stadium
16-666: The May 1958 Algerian crisis that led to the fall of the Fourth Republic . French forces used brutal means of attempting to suppress Algerian nationalists, alienating support in metropolitan France and discrediting French prestige abroad. In 1960, French President Charles de Gaulle agreed to negotiations with the FLN after major demonstrations in Algiers and other cities. A 1961 referendum on allowing self-determination for Algeria
24-531: The Arab League An independence referendum was held in French Algeria on 1 July 1962. It followed French approval of the Évian Accords in an April referendum . Voters were asked whether Algeria should become an independent state, co-operating with France; 99.72% voted in favour with a voter turnout of 91.88%. Following the referendum, France declared Algeria to be independent on 3 July;
32-795: The decision was published in the official journal the following day, and Algerian leaders declared 5 July (the 132nd anniversary of the French arrival in Algiers ) to be Independence Day . When Algeria ceased to be part of France it also ceased being part of the European Communities . The Algerian War was started by members of the National Liberation Front (FLN) with the Toussaint Rouge attacks on 1 November 1954. Conflicts proliferated in France, including
40-485: The hopeful spring of 1961 to the ceasefire of March 18, 1962 spanned a season of shadow boxing, false threats, capitulation and murderous hysteria. French Algeria died badly. Its agony was marked by panic and brutality as ugly as the record of European imperialism could show. In the spring of 1962 the unhappy corpse of empire still shuddered and lashed out and stained itself in fratricide. The whole episode of its death, measured at least seven and half years, constituted perhaps
48-459: The Évian accords (Chapter III.3) France was allowed to maintain its Mers El Kébir naval base for fifteen years. However, all forces were withdrawn in 1967. Canadian historian John C. Cairns stated in 1962 that: "In some ways the last year has been the worse. Tension has never been higher. Disenchantment in France at least has never been greater. The mindless cruelty of it all has never been more absurd and savage. This last year, stretching from
56-529: Was approved by 75% of voters (including 70% of those voting in Algeria). Negotiations concluded with the signing of the Évian Accords in March 1962, which were approved by 91% of voters in a referendum on 8 April. The referendum question was phrased: "Do you want Algeria to become an independent state, co-operating with France under the conditions defined in the declarations of 19 March 1962?" In accordance with
64-463: Was equipped with artificial turf to replace natural grass ; a newer turf was installed in 2013. Below is a list of some important matches played at the stadium: 35°40′45″N 0°40′31″W / 35.67917°N 0.67528°W / 35.67917; -0.67528 Algerian independence [REDACTED] Member State of the African Union [REDACTED] Member State of
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