List of people on stamps of Algeria
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This is a list of people who have appeared on the postage stamp
s of Algeria
.
Not counting overprinted French stamps, Marshal Philippe Pétain
was the first to appear on regular issues in 1941. On semi-postals, René Caillé
, Charles Lavigerie
, and Henri Duveyrier
appeared together on a set of stamps issued in 1939. This list is complete through April 28, 2005.
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
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Not counting overprinted French stamps, Marshal Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain , generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain , was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944...
was the first to appear on regular issues in 1941. On semi-postals, René Caillé
René Caillé
René Caillié was a French explorer, and the first European to return alive from the town of Timbuktu.Caillié was born at Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou, the son of a baker. He was born into the lowest levels of European society...
, Charles Lavigerie
Charles Lavigerie
Charles Martial Allemand Lavigerie was a French cardinal, archbishop of Carthage and Algiers and primate of Africa.Born at Bayonne, he was educated at St Sulpice, Paris...
, and Henri Duveyrier
Henri Duveyrier
Henri Duveyrier was a French explorer of the Sahara born in Paris. In 1857 and 1858, he spent some months in London, where he met Heinrich Barth, then preparing the narrative of his travels in the western Sudan...
appeared together on a set of stamps issued in 1939. This list is complete through April 28, 2005.
- Abd al Hamid Ben BadisAbd al Hamid Ben BadisAbdelhamid Ben Badis was born on December 4, 1889 at 16:00. His birth was recorded the following day, Thursday December 5, 1889, at the register of births, marriages and deaths in Constantine, a city in the North-East of Algeria. Sheikh Ben Badis was an emblematic figure of the Islamic Reform...
(1979), sheik - Saint AugustineAugustine of HippoAugustine of Hippo , also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius . He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province...
(1954), Christian father - AvicennaAvicennaAbū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...
(1980), physician - Mohammed Bachir el Ibrahimi (1981)
- Rabah BitatRabah BitatRabah Bitat . He served as President of the People's National Assembly from April 1977 to October 1990 and was the fifth President of Algeria from 27 December 1978 to 9 February 1979. He became president after the death of Houari Boumédiènne and was replaced by Chadli Bendjedid...
(2004), politician - Sheikh Bouamama (2001), revolutionary leader
- Mohammad Boudiaf (1992), president
- Houari Boumedienne (1979), president
- Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1950), marshal
- René CailléRené CailléRené Caillié was a French explorer, and the first European to return alive from the town of Timbuktu.Caillié was born at Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou, the son of a baker. He was born into the lowest levels of European society...
(1939), French explorer - Jean Colonna d'Ornano (1951), French officer
- Mohammed DibMohammed DibMohammed Dib was an Algerian author. He wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language. He is probably Algeria's most prolific and well-known writer...
(2000), writer - Henri DuveyrierHenri DuveyrierHenri Duveyrier was a French explorer of the Sahara born in Paris. In 1857 and 1858, he spent some months in London, where he met Heinrich Barth, then preparing the narrative of his travels in the western Sudan...
(1939), French explorer - Franchet d'Esperey (1956), marshal
- Charles de FoucauldCharles de FoucauldCharles Eugène de Foucauld was a French Catholic religious and priest living among the Tuareg in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 outside the door of the fort he built for protection of the Tuareg and is considered by the Catholic Church to be a martyr...
(1950), religious leader - Ho Chi MinhHo Chi MinhHồ Chí Minh , born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam...
(1973), Vietnamese leader - Abd-el-Kader (1950, 1966, 1983), emir of Mascara
- Mustapha Kateb (2000), actor
- Ibn KhaldunIbn KhaldunIbn Khaldūn or Ibn Khaldoun was an Arab Tunisian historiographer and historian who is often viewed as one of the forerunners of modern historiography, sociology and economics...
(1983) - François-Henry Laperrine (1950), French military officer
- Mustapha LarfaouiMustapha LarfaouiMustapha Larfaoui is a member of the International Olympic Committee from Algeria. From 1988-March 24, 2009 he served as President of FINA, the international federation that oversees Aquatics. He was the first African to hold the FINA presidency...
(2003), athlete - Alphonse Laveran (1954)
- Charles LavigerieCharles LavigerieCharles Martial Allemand Lavigerie was a French cardinal, archbishop of Carthage and Algiers and primate of Africa.Born at Bayonne, he was educated at St Sulpice, Paris...
(1939), French cardinal archbishop - Jacques Leclerc (1956), marshal
- Vladimir LeninVladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
(1970), Soviet leader - Ali Maachi (2000), musician
- François Maillot (1954)
- Eugene Millon (1954)
- Cheikh MokraniCheikh MokraniMohamed El- Mokrani was one of the principal leaders of the popular uprising at the end of 19th century following the French conquest in Algeria in 1830.- Reasons for Revolt :...
(2001), revolutionary leader - Marshal Philippe PétainPhilippe PétainHenri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain , generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain , was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944...
(1941), Vichy ruler - Mohamed Racim (2000), artist
- Ramses II (1964), Egyptian pharaoh
- Mohamed Temmam (2002), artist
- Moufdi ZakariaMoufdi ZakariaMoufdi Zakaria; , was an Algerian poet and writer. He wrote "Kassaman", the Algerian National anthem whilst in prison in 1955.-Biography:...
(1997), poet