1 November 1954

War & Conflict

Algerian War

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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.

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Algerian war collage wikipediaMadame GrinderchePublic domainWikimedia Commons
1954 4Rabah Bitatpolice of algeriaPublic domainWikimedia Commons
A cover of the Syrian magazine commemorating the Algerian Revolution against French occupation, January 1959UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Abane Ramdane 03UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Abane Ramdane 04UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Abane ramdaneUnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Abane RamdaneUnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Abbas, Boudiaf, Bitat, Ben Bella et Ait Ahmed en 1962Khaled SAFERPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Abdelhamid SalakdjiMostasem gridiCC0Wikimedia Commons
Algerian soldiersUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
Algerian soldiersUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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