Algeria
Algeria: Colony to Country Throughout history, there have been invasions and occupations. ... Algeria, in North Africa, is one such country. Occupied by the French from 1830 to 1962 life during occupation cast a shadow over what life would be like in Algeria when France would no longer be there. France invaded Algeria in 1830 under the pretense that the Algerian government had insulted the French consul in Algiers. ... Algeria: Colony to Country Throughout history, there have been invasions and occupations.