In 1957 French authorities diverted a Morocco-Spain Air Maroc flight to Algiers.
Algerian independence leader Ahmed Ben Bella (based in MA) was on board.
Air Maroc was mostly French-owned.
ABB was jailed in Algiers but became the first President of Algeria 5 years later.

— Conor Daly (@ConorAJDaly) May 23, 2021

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