Side by side
Algeria and France compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
10 August 843 — The Treaty of Verdun gives Charles the Bald West Francia
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- 2026-08-10
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Entangled histories
9 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 1827
The "fly-whisk" incident
A dispute over French debts ends with the dey of Algiers striking the French consul with a fly-whisk, a slight France later uses as a pretext for invasion.
Politics & Power · from the Algeria chronicle · The Ottoman Regency of Algiers · France Conquers Algeria, History of Algeria
- 5 July 1830
France captures Algiers
A French expeditionary force takes Algiers, ending the Ottoman regency and beginning 132 years of French rule in Algeria.
Colonisation · from the Algeria chronicle · French Conquest and Settler Colony · France Conquers Algeria, History of Algeria
- 1832–1847
Abd al-Qadir's resistance
Proclaimed amir in 1832, Abd al-Qadir builds a state across much of Algeria and leads armed resistance to the French until his surrender in 1847.
War & Rupture · from the Algeria chronicle · French Conquest and Settler Colony · Abdelkader, France Conquers Algeria
- 1848
Algeria annexed to France
Algeria is organised into French départements and declared an integral part of France, opening the way to large-scale European settlement and land expropriation.
Colonisation · from the Algeria chronicle · French Conquest and Settler Colony · History of Algeria, French occupation of Algeria
- 1 November 1954
Toussaint Rouge: the war begins
The FLN launches coordinated attacks across Algeria on 1 November 1954, opening the war of independence against French rule.
War & Rupture · from the Algeria chronicle · The War of Independence · Algerian War, History of Algeria
- 1956–1957
Battle of Algiers
A fierce urban campaign in the capital pits FLN cells against French paratroopers; the army's use of torture turns world opinion against the war.
War & Rupture · from the Algeria chronicle · The War of Independence · Algerian War, The Algerian War of Independence
- 1958
The war topples the Fourth Republic
The Algerian crisis brings down France's Fourth Republic and returns Charles de Gaulle to power, opening the way to eventual negotiations.
Politics & Power · from the Algeria chronicle · The War of Independence · History of Algeria
- 18 March 1962
Évian Accords
France and the FLN sign the Évian Accords, agreeing a ceasefire and a self-determination referendum that will lead to Algerian independence.
Independence · from the Algeria chronicle · The War of Independence · Algerian War, The Algerian War of Independence
- 5 July 1962
Independence proclaimed
After a referendum on 1 July and French recognition on 3 July, Algeria proclaims its independence on 5 July 1962, ending 132 years of French rule.
Independence · from the Algeria chronicle · The War of Independence · A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition: Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella