Nature and Practices of the Algerian War

Independence from france/self determination

What did the FLN want

1954 with guerilla tactics

when and how did the war begin

Charles de Gaulle

____ became the president in 1957 and decided to negotiate with FLN

French advantages

• modern weapons

• numbers

• air and naval power

FLN advantages

• guerilla tactics

• support of the local population

• international sympathy

1962 with the signing of the Evian accords

when and how did the war end

OAS (organisation de l’arme secrete)

the most violent vigilante group made up of pied noirs

Harkies

Algerians that supported the pied noirs

martin meredith

held the opinion that algeria descended into an inferno of violence, an endless cycle of repression and revenge due to the tactics of both sides

first FLN conference

1956 — discussion of future of Algeria

Morocco and Tunisia

____ gained independence in 1956

Guy Arnold

belived that the use of torture by the French helped in the short term to win wars but ultimately alienated the Algerian population

1959

in _____ De Gaulle decided to recognize algerias right to self determination and gave them three options

Evian Accords

announced ceasfire and referendum to decide on algeria

Alister Horne

belived that women provided the nucleus of the anti-colonial militancy because they had long been cut out from french society

• placed bombs, weapons, and acted as spies and doctors in the revolution

Janson Network

aid network supporting the FLN

Morice line

border between algeria, morocco, and tunisia that was created by french gov to prevent movement of guerillas and weapons

• included electrified fences, trip wires, watchtowers, minefields, floodlights

French Naval blockade

prevented the entrance of weapons into morocco + tunisia and thus algeria

Arrest of Saadi Yacef

Basically ended the battle of Algeries

French tactics

• mass arrests

• torture

• removal of villages to refugee camps

• blocking off muslim center in algeria

• searches and seizures

FLN tactics

• attacking military outposts, bridges and other symbolic places

• attacks of civilians, police, and other military people

• bombings

• murders and mutilations