Robert Abdesselam, the Glossary
Robert Abdesselam (27 January 1920 – 26 July 2006) at foundationrobertabdesselam.org was a noted French international tennis player.[1]
Table of Contents
40 relations: All England Plate, Alphonse Juin, École militaire, Évian Accords, Bronze Star Medal, Court of Appeal of Paris, Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, Davis Cup, Edmond Jouhaud, El Biar, Faculty of Law of Paris, French Algeria, French Expeditionary Corps (1943–44), French Open, French Tennis Federation, Independence Day (Algeria), International law, International Tennis Federation, Italian campaign (World War II), Lacoste, Le Monde, Liaison officer, Lycée Janson-de-Sailly, Marshal of France, Maurice Papon, National Liberation Front (Algeria), Organisation armée secrète, Philippe Washer, Racing Club de France, Raoul Salan, Sciences Po, Tennis, Wimbledon Championships, 1938 French Championships – Men's singles, 1946 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 1947 French Championships – Men's singles, 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 1949 French Championships – Men's singles, 1949 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles, 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles.
- People from El Biar
All England Plate
The All England Plate, also referred to as the Wimbledon Plate, was a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships which consisted of players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition.
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Alphonse Juin
Alphonse Pierre Juin (16 December 1888 – 27 January 1967) was a senior French Army general who became Marshal of France.
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École militaire
The École militaire ("military school") is a complex of buildings in Paris, France, which house various military training facilities.
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Évian Accords
The Évian Accords were a set of peace treaties signed on 18 March 1962 in Évian-les-Bains, France, by France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic, the government-in-exile of FLN (Front de Libération Nationale), which sought Algeria's independence from France.
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Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.
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Court of Appeal of Paris
The Court of Appeal of Paris (Cour d'appel de Paris) is the largest appeals court in France in terms of the number of cases brought before it.
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Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
The 1939–1945 (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the created on 26 September 1939 to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II.
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Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis.
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Edmond Jouhaud
Edmond Jules René Jouhaud (2 April 1905 – 4 September 1995) was one of four French generals who briefly staged a putsch in Algeria in April 1961. Robert Abdesselam and Edmond Jouhaud are Emigrants from French Algeria to France.
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El Biar
El Biar (from Arabic "الأبيار", meaning "The Wells") is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria.
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Faculty of Law of Paris
The Faculty of Law of Paris (Faculté de droit de Paris), called from the late 1950s to 1970 the Faculty of Law and Economics of Paris, is the second-oldest faculty of law in the world and one of the four and eventually five faculties of the University of Paris ("the Sorbonne"), from the 12th century until 1970.
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French Algeria
French Algeria (Alger until 1839, then Algérie afterwards; unofficially Algérie française, الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of Algerian history when the country was a colony and later an integral part of France.
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French Expeditionary Corps (1943–44)
The French Expeditionary Corps (Corps Expéditionnaire Français, CEF), also known as the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy (Corps Expéditionaire Français en Italie, CEFI.), was an expeditionary force of the French Liberation Army.
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French Open
The French Open (Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year.
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French Tennis Federation
The French Tennis Federation (Fédération française de tennis, FFT) is the governing body for tennis in France.
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Independence Day (Algeria)
Independence Day (Jour de l'Indépendance), observed annually on 5 July, is a National Holiday in Algeria commemorating colonial Algerian independence from France on 5 July 1962.
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International law
International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards that states and other actors feel an obligation to obey in their mutual relations and generally do obey.
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International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis.
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Italian campaign (World War II)
The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945.
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Lacoste
Lacoste S.A. is a French luxury sports fashion company, founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste, and entrepreneur André Gillier.
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Le Monde
Le Monde (The World) is a French daily afternoon newspaper.
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Liaison officer
A liaison officer is a person who liaises between two or more organizations to communicate and coordinate their activities on a matter of mutual concern.
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Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
Lycée Janson-de-Sailly is a lycée located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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Marshal of France
Marshal of France (Maréchal de France, plural Maréchaux de France) is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements.
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Maurice Papon
Maurice Papon (3 September 1910 – 17 February 2007) was a French civil servant and Nazi collaborator who was convicted of crimes against humanity committed during the occupation of France.
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National Liberation Front (Algeria)
The National Liberation Front (translit; Front de libération nationale) commonly known by its French acronym FLN, is a nationalist political party in Algeria.
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Organisation armée secrète
The Organisation armée secrète (OAS, "Secret Army Organisation") was a far-right French dissident paramilitary and terrorist organisation during the Algerian War.
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Philippe Washer
Philippe Washer (6 August 1924 – 27 November 2015) was a Belgian tennis player.
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Racing Club de France
Racing Club de France, also known as RCF, is a French multi-sport club that was founded on 20 April 1882 under the name Racing Club.
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Raoul Salan
Raoul Albin Louis Salan (10 June 1899 – 3 July 1984) was a French Army general and the founder of the Organisation armée secrète, a clandestine terrorist organisation that sought to maintain French Algeria by preventing Algerian independence.
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Sciences Po
Sciences Po or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Institut d'études politiques de Paris), is a private and public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of grande école and the legal status of.
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Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).
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Wimbledon Championships
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly called Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.
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1938 French Championships – Men's singles
Don Budge defeated Roderich Menzel 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1938 French Championships.
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1946 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
Bobby Riggs and Alice Marble were the defending champions, but were ineligible to compete after turning professional.
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1947 French Championships – Men's singles
József Asbóth defeated Eric Sturgess 8–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1947 French Championships.
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1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
Jack Kramer defeated Brown in the final, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.
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1949 French Championships – Men's singles
Frank Parker defeated Budge Patty 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1949 French Championships.
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1949 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
Pancho Gonzales defeated Ted Schroeder 16–18, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1949 U.S. National Championships.
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1949 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
John Bromwich and Frank Sedgman were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Budge Patty and Eric Sturgess.
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See also
People from El Biar
- Abderrahmane Soukhane
- Dahmane El Harrachi
- Eugène Lefebvre (politician)
- Farès Hachi
- Inès Ibbou
- Issam Nima
- Jacques Derrida
- Khalil Boukedjane
- Lahcène Nazef
- Mohamed Hamdoud
- Nassim Bounekdja
- Nassim Yattou
- Reda Taliani
- René Aleman
- Robert Abdesselam
- Sid Ahmed Rezala
- Smaïn Ibrir
- Sofiane Younès
- Tarek Lazizi
- Zoubir Bachi
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Abdesselam
Also known as Abdesselam, Robert.