Fact Check: President Tebboune's Tsar Nicholas II Awarded Insignia to Emir Abdelkader
Claim President Abdelmadjid Tebboune claimed that Tsar Nicholas II awarded the insignia of the White Eagle to Emir Abdelkader. Fact Check The Claim President Tebboune stated that Tsar Nicholas II of Russia awarded Emir Abdelkader the White Eagle insignia. Reality Check This claim is historically inaccurate. Tsar Nicholas II ascended to the throne in 1894, years after Emir Abdelkader’s death in 1883. The two individuals did not live during the same period....