Société de l'Ouenza significant event nationalization
The Société de l'Ouenza was an Algerian iron ore mining company founded in 1913 and nationalized in 1966.
It exploited rich deposits of high-quality ore at two sites in northeast Algeria near the Tunisian border.
The ore was sent by rail to the port of Bône, then shipped to refineries in the UK, Europe and North America.
At its peak it employed 4,000 workers who were housed in company towns.