Algerian War (1 gen 1954 anni – 1 gen 1962 anni)

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In Algeria, rebels, tired of a hierarchy that favored French descendants, established the National Liberation Front. The pieds-noirs, European residents, wanted French aid, and France crushed the FLN. The bloody Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. Both sides committed atrocities. By 1958, France had limited FLN actions, but French public opinion was against the war and the FLN gained many supporters. Efforts to open peace talks were futile. Charles de Gaulle was reinstated, which calmed everyone at first. However, de Gaulle then moved towards Algerian self-determination. In 1961, pieds-noirs and army leaders formed the OAS (Secret Army Organization) and began a terrorist revolt against Muslim Algerians and the French government. The OAS was violent and rebellious until they were crushed. Negotiations continued, and Algeria became independent under the FLN. Over a million pieds-noirs fled.

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