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Year: 1963
Glory to the Revolution
Glory to the Revolution The olive branch which partly covers the butt of a rifle with the national flag as the main subject is the pictorial theme chosen to illustrate the Revolution and glorify it, while Algeria has just wrested its sovereignty and is at the beginning of the year when it will celebrate – in less than six months – the first anniversary of its independence. These images resolutely place the country in the specificity of universal symbols, reminding us that the Algerian Revolution had no other objective than to regain independence and peace. The olive branch, symbol of peace, is a fundamentally Mediterranean representation since in ancient Greece it was already the tree of Athena. Later, monotheistic religions will include the olive branch with the dove released by the prophet Noah after the Flood in the references to which humanity as a whole adheres. The dove sent from the ark to find out if the waters have receded from the earth after their unleashing returns in the evening with an olive branch in its beak to tell Noah that the waters have subsided. In the Koran, the olive tree is cited as a source of blessing, light and symbol of tranquility of the country, notably in the surah “The Fig Tree” (“At-Tin”). On the flag of the United Nations (UN), the world map is placed within a crown of olive branches.
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XV Mediterranean Games Almeria 2005
80th Anniversary of FIDE
Centenary of FIFA
Olympic Games Athens 2004
40th Anniversary of the Algerian Olympic Committee (COA)
10th Arab Sports Games
Indianapolis USA Basketball Fashion Championship
2002 Football World Cup South Korea - Japan
2002 Football World Cup South Korea - Japan
Mediterranean Games Tunis 2001
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games (Australia)
7th African Games in Johannesburg
35th Anniversary of the Algerian Olympic Committee (COA)
Football World Cup France 1998
Centenary of the Atlanta Olympic Games
Centenary of Volleyball
Centenary of the IOC (International Olympic Committee)
Football World Cup in the United States USA 1994
Summer Olympic Games, Barcelona (Spain)
Italy 90 - Football World Cup
17th African Football Cup of Nations Algiers 90
Summer Olympic Games, Seoul (South Korea)
Mediterranean Sports Games in Latakia (Syria)
