The Diplomat
The Cervantes Institute in Algiers will host the colloquium “Memory, Exile, and Diplomacy” this Monday, November 10, as part of the program “Spain in Freedom: 50 Years of Democracy” to commemorate “the success of the collective process that brought about the political, economic, and social transformation of Spain as it transitioned from dictatorship to democracy.”
The round table, introduced by the Spanish Ambassador to Algeria, Fernando Morán, will include Luis García Montero, Director of the Cervantes Institute; José Ignacio Madrazo, Mexican Ambassador to Algeria; and Mohamed Khelladi, Algerian diplomat and former Algerian Ambassador to Spain.
As the Cervantes Institute recalled, the Spanish government launched the official commemoration “Spain in Freedom. 50 Years” to celebrate democracy and freedom after Franco’s death in 1975. This initiative comprises more than one hundred cultural, educational, and leisure activities that aim to reflect on the progress made, honor those who made it possible, and transmit the value of democracy to new generations. The activities, coordinated by a special commissioner, are taking place throughout Spain and internationally throughout 2025.
This meeting is taking place within the framework of an official trip by the Institute’s director to Algeria, which also includes a meeting with the Spanish ambassador to Algeria, Fernando Morán, and a visit to the Cervantes Institute in Algiers with its director, Sandra Rivas.
