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Also Known As Algerian War of Independence
Date 1954 - 1962
Location Algeria

Did You Know?

  • Many civilians were killed in the war in both France and Algeria, the majority being Muslim Algerians.
  • The French government censored material related to the war in both books and magazines in France.
  • In 1961 more than 200 Algerians in Paris were massacred by police in a single day.

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Key People

Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
president of France
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella
president of Algeria
Georges Pompidou.
Georges Pompidou
president of France
Ferhat Abbas
Ferhat Abbas
president of Algeria
Georges Bidault
prime minister of France
Guy Mollet, 1961.
Guy Mollet
premier of France
Houari Boumedienne
president of Algeria
Raoul Salan
French general
Muhammad Boudiaf
Algerian politician
Ahmed Messali Hadj
Algerian leader

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