AlgeriaandAND⤬THE JUNCTION
9 SHARED EVENTSFrance

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.

ONE SPINE OF YEARS · TWO WALLS OF EVENTS · DZA LEFT · FRA RIGHT

1. 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 · REFS 2 — France Conquers Algeria, History of Algeria

2. 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 · REFS 2 — France Conquers Algeria, History of Algeria

3. 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 · REFS 2 — Abdelkader, France Conquers Algeria

4. 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 · REFS 2 — History of Algeria, French occupation of Algeria

5. 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 · REFS 2 — Algerian War, History of Algeria

6. 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 · REFS 2 — Algerian War, The Algerian War of Independence

7. 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 · REFS 1 — History of Algeria

8. 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 · REFS 2 — Algerian War, The Algerian War of Independence

9. 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 · REFS 2 — A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition: Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella