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From a simple appendix to a modern, multidisciplinary university through outstanding achievements. It is March 29, 1968 that was laid by President Houari Boumediene, the foundation stone of the University of Constantine whose "birth certificate" was Official Ordinance No. 69.56 of 17 June 1969. As a reminder, the academic center of Constantine was established by the 1961 decree signed by the President of the French Republic and the Establishment in Algeria of two university centers: one in Oran and the other in Constantine. However, be aware that higher education in Constantine began before the creation of this university center with the opening in 1958 of an annex of Law Faculty of the University of Algiers. This structure, located in the Popular University (Abdelhamid Benbadis currently located behind the main post office in the city center), Constantine assured the students registered with the University theoretical teaching the first two years of law degree and preparing the

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