Visiting Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) shakes hands 16 October 2000 in Hanoi with Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap, whose troops have defeated French troops at the well-known 1954 Dien Bien Phu battle. The victory ended French almost 100-year-old occupation of Vietnam. Bouteflika is on a three-day official visit aimed at consolidating longstanding ties betwen the two former French colonies. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH NAM/na. (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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