Algerian War of Independence

The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) was a period of guerrilla strikes, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians on both sides, and riots between the French army and colonists, or the "colons" as they were called, in Algeria and the FLN (Front de Libération Nationale) and other pro-independence Algerians.

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1954 - 62 - Guerrilla - Maquis - Terrorism - Riot - French - Colonist - Algeria - FLN

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The struggle was touched off by the FLN in 1954, only two years before France gave up its control over Tunisia and Morocco.

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1954 - Tunisia - Morocco

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The FLN's main Algerian rival — with the same goal of Algerian independence — was the later National Algerian Movement (Mouvement National Algérien, MNA) whose main supporters were Algerian workers in France. The FLN and MNA fought against each other in France and Algeria for nearly the full duration of the conflict.

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