1954 in Algeria
# 1954 in Algeria

1954 in Algeria:

## Events

* September 9 – The 6.7 $M_w$ Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The shock destroyed Orléansville, left 1,243–1,409 dead, and 5,000 injured.
* November 1 – The movement towards Algerian independence from France starts with the founding of the National Liberation Front.

## Births

* April 7 – Louisa Hanoune, politician and head of Algeria's Parti des Travailleurs (PT), or Workers' Party.
* October 8 – Jean Fernandez, football manager
* October 19 – Abdallah Baali, diplomat
