Algerian War of Independence

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anti-colonial conflict independence war war

The Algerian War of Independence was a major mid-20th-century anti-colonial conflict in which Algerian nationalists fought against French rule, ultimately leading to Algeria’s independence in 1962.

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Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial conflict → independence war → war →
alsoKnownAs	Algerian Revolution → Algerian War → Algerian War of Liberation →
cause	Algerian nationalism → French colonial rule in Algeria → failure of reforms to grant equality and autonomy → political and economic discrimination against Muslim Algerians →
civilianImpact	widespread displacement of Algerian population →
combatant	Algerian nationalist guerrillas → Armée de Libération Nationale → French Army → French Gendarmerie → Harkis → National Liberation Front → Organisation armée secrète →
endDate	1962-07-05 →
estimatedDeaths	hundreds of thousands of people →
independenceDeclared	1962-07-05 →
involvedTactic	collective punishment → counter-insurgency operations → guerrilla warfare → urban terrorism → use of torture →
legalOutcome	Evian Accords of 1962 →
mainBelligerent	Armée de Libération Nationale → French Army → French Republic → National Liberation Front →
opponent	French colonial authorities → French settlers in Algeria →
partOf	Cold War era conflicts → decolonization of Africa →
place	Algeria → French Algeria → Metropolitan France →
politicalConsequence	collapse of the French Fourth Republic → creation of the French Fifth Republic → establishment of independent Algerian state → return to power of Charles de Gaulle →
predecessorEvent	Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945 →
relatedIdeology	Algerian nationalism → French colonialism → anti-colonialism →
relatedOrganization	Front de Libération Nationale → Organisation armée secrète →
result	Algerian independence → Evian Accords → departure of many pro-French Algerians (Harkis) → end of French rule in Algeria → mass exodus of European settlers from Algeria →
significantEvent	Algiers putsch of 1961 → Battle of Algiers → May 1958 crisis in France → Philippeville massacre → Sétif and Guelma aftermath-related repression → Toussaint Rouge → signing of the Evian Accords →
startDate	1954-11-01 →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Algerian War of Independence ("Algerian War") → Algerian War of Independence ("Algerian Revolution") → Algerian War of Independence ("Algerian War of Liberation") →	alsoKnownAs
Médaille militaire ("Algerian War") → North American F-100 Super Sabre ("Algerian War") → North American T-28 Trojan ("Algerian War") →	usedInConflict
French Army ("Algerian War") → Troupes de marine ("Algerian War") →	engagedIn
Algeria ("Algerian War (1954–1962)") → Algiers →	historicalEvent
Algerian War of Independence ("Battle of Algiers") → French Union →	significantEvent
Kassaman →	adoptedAfter
French Fourragere ("Algerian War") →	associatedConflict
French Algeria ("Algerian War") →	conflict
French Naval Aviation ("Algerian War") →	conflictParticipatedIn
French North Africa →	decolonizationEvent
French Algeria →	endCause
French conquest of Algeria →	followedBy
Foreign Legion ("Algerian War") →	historicalConflict
Gaullism ("Algerian War") →	historicalContext
French Foreign Legion ("Algerian War") →	historicalEngagement
Algeria →	independenceEvent
French Fourth Republic →	involvedIn
French Fusiliers Marins ("Algerian War") →	notableEngagement
Guy Mollet ("Algerian War") →	notableEvent
Jean-Paul Sartre ("Algerian War") →	opposedTo
Guy Mollet ("Algerian War") →	participatedIn
Kassaman ("Algerian Revolution") →	politicalContext
French Fifth Republic ("Algerian crisis of 1958") →	reasonForEstablishment
French Fourth Republic ("Algerian War crisis") →	reasonForReplacement
Paris Echo ("Algerian War") →	settingTime