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Conflict Europe

Algerian War of Independence

1954 CE – 1962 CE · 8 years

A brutal eight-year guerrilla war that ended 132 years of French colonial rule in Algeria. The conflict killed 300,000–1.5 million Algerians, traumatised France, toppled the Fourth Republic, and inspired anti-colonial movements worldwide.

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Algerian War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN)
  • French Republic

Key moments

Defining events in the Algerian War of Independence.

  1. 1954 Toussaint Rouge / All Saints' Day attacks
  2. 1955 Battle of Philippeville
  3. 1956–1957 Battle of Algiers
  4. 1957–1958 Morice Line operations

Elsewhere in Europe at the time

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3000 BCE – still standing

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Białowieża Forest

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1954 CE and 1962 CE.

1956 CE Hungarian Revolution 1954 CE Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá 1954 CE Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1955 CE Vietnam War 1955 CE First Sudanese Civil War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Basilica of Our Lady Aparecida Landmark · Americas 1955 CE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Carl Jung Figure · Switzerland 1875 CE – 1961 CE Vietnam War Conflict · East Asia 1955 CE – 1975 CE Cathedral of Brasília Landmark · Americas 1958 CE – still standing British Somaliland Polity · Africa 1884 CE – 1960 CE
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