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Algerian War of Independence

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Algerian War Newsreel - 1960

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Charles De Gaulle and the Algerian War | 1954-1960 | Documentary on the Algerian War of Independence

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GLOBAL COLD WAR - French Algerian Civil Six Year War - Documentary Films HD

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What was the Algerian War of Independence?

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Algerian War of independence: Looking back at the Évian Accords, 60 years on • FRANCE 24 English

The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian War of Independence or the Algerian Revolution was a war between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria gaining its independence from France. An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare, maquis fighting, and the use of torture by both sides. The conflict also became a civil war between the different communities and within the communities. The war took place mainly on the territory of Algeria, with repercussions in metropolitan France.
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