War & Conflict1 November 1954

Algerian War

Madame GrinderchePublic domainWikimedia Commons

The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution, the Franco-Algerian War, or the Algerian War of Independence, was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare and war crimes. The conflict also became a civil war between the different communities and within the communities.

Gallery

1954 4Rabah Bitat — police of algeriaPublic domainWikimedia Commons

A cover of the Syrian magazine commemorating the Algerian Revolution against French occupation, January 1959 — UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons

Abane Ramdane 03 — UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons

Abane Ramdane 04 — UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons

Abane ramdane — UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons

Abbas, Boudiaf, Bitat, Ben Bella et Ait Ahmed en 1962 — Khaled SAFERPublic domainWikimedia Commons

Abdelhamid Salakdji — Mostasem gridiCC0 Wikimedia Commons

Algerian soldiers — UnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

Key figures

Charles de Gaulle

Where it happened

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