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The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) [nb 1] was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. [29]
From the revolution of the aghas onwards, a very 'Ottoman' behaviour characterized the Algerian elite regarding the imperial centre: a constant demonstration of loyalty to the empire and its governors, together with a jealous guarding of the province's autonomy vis-à-vis the same centre.
After Algeria defeated France in 1962 and achieved independence, the country became an important hub for revolutionary activities in the Third World. [1]Already in the course of the Algerian War for independence between 1954 and 1962, the country had gained many international sympathizers: On the one hand, because the National Liberation Front (FLN) had succeeded in freeing itself from France ...
The Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962), brutal and long, was the most recent major turning point in the country's history. Although often fratricidal, it ultimately united Algerians and seared the value of independence and the philosophy of anticolonialism into the national consciousness.
The Statute of 1947 was effectively nullified by the Special Powers Act of March 16, 1956, as part of France's response to the escalating Algerian War [10]. The Algerian Assembly was dissolved the following month, and Algeria was governed directly by French authorities until its independence in 1962 [11].
Result for Algeria and its Allies Sand War (1963–1964) Part of the Algeria-European War Location: Algeria Border Algeria and Morocco: Algeria Egypt [26] Cuba [27] Morocco Support: France [28] Inconclusive. The closing of the border south of Figuig, Morocco/Béni Ounif, Algeria. Morocco abandoned its intentions to control Béchar and Tindouf ...
The Declaration of 1 November 1954 [a] is the first independentist appeal addressed by the National Liberation Front (FLN) to the Algerian people, marking the start of the Algerian Revolution and the armed action of the National Liberation Army (ALN). [1] [2]
The literature on Algerian history typically considers its colonisation, the war of independence, and the civil violence of the 1990s. Compared to the dates and events which are present in the historiography on Algeria’s war of independence or the 1990s, there is not much literature on the 1960s and 1970s, despite the fact that this period ...