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Word: mostaganem (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...outpouring of Moslem voters stunned the most optimistic Frenchmen. Even in the mountains of Kabylia, once an F.L.N. stronghold, Moslem women swathed in traditional robes waited patiently to cast the first vote of their lives. At Mostaganem, one pregnant Moslem woman defied doctor's orders to take her place in line and produced her baby right in the polling station. In impressive numbers, they voted for De Gaulle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Oui to De Gaulle | 10/6/1958 | See Source »

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