Villa Susini

The villa Sésini (often improperly spelt Susini) is a torture center established in El Biar during the Algerian war in the city of Algiers.

[1][2] The villa was built in El Biar by Alexandre Sésini, notary at rue Bab Azzoun in Algiers.

[3][4] In 1926, the city of Algiers classified it as a natural monument, in 1927, the German consulate moved there.

[7][8][9] It housed after independence for a time, the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

[10][11] After the independence of Algeria, the Villa Susini was used, in coordination with Cuba, for the military training of Latin American revolutionaries.