Algerian Independence movement

impacts of WW2

impacts of WW1

Setif and Guelma massacre May 8th 1945

Algerians continue to support Free French Forces in hope they will be given more equality and independence

Algerians serving in the army received citizenship

A young Muslim leadership emerged --> Young Algerian movement

North African Star 1926 by Messali Hadj created in France

A greater political and social consciousness of the inequalities felt by Algerians because many served in the army and thus expected equal status

Banned by the French but initial support of French communists

Promoting the independence of Algeria as well as freedoms in France

Reorganization in 1937 under the same leadership

Algerians People's party

banned again by France

asked for complete emancipation and integration in the French Republic, later complete independence

Association of Algerian Muslim Ulama 1931

free education for all and stressing the Arabic language

religious connotation

colons rejected any power given to Algerians even pro-French évolués

colons rejected movement towards reform

migration movement 20s (economic reasons)

The end of the War created the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulama who wanted greater righter such as free education and stressed on arabic.

Messily Hadj founded the North African Star

a lot of power within France

Jonnart Law 1919

1919 The Jonnart Law recognised the right that a number of the Muslim population had to vote because the contribution that many Muslim Algerians made in the War

extending the right to vote to a number of the muslim population

Popular Front 1936 --> Violette plan 1937

Ferhat Abbas find the The Algerian Popular Union for the Acquisition of the Rights of Man and of Citizen which particularly puts emphasis on teaching Arabic in Schools

proposal to extend French citizenship with full political equality to certain classes of the Muslim "elite”

complete opposition from the colons

Ferhat Abbas --> The Algerian Popular Union for the Acquisition for Rights of Man and of Citizen 1938

France's collaboration with the Vichy regime who is an Ally of Nazi Germany. This results in Jewish Algerians losing their citizenship while making the life of Muslim Algerians difficult. Jew had to wear the yellow star in Algeria too.

Assimilation with France and introduction of Arabic as language of instruction in schools

1939 350000 men are mobilized in French North Africa

colons were sympathetic

especially Jews in Algeria were affected

their citizenship was taken away

Vichy Regime (1940-1944)

anti-semitic laws were imposed

Abbas issues a Manifesto that shows more radical demand for a Algerian Constitution and legal equality of Muslims

potential opposition leader from European and Muslim communities were arrested

However, a second faction of the French resisted the rule of the Vichy Regime. The Americans launch landings in the Mediterranean starting from 1942 in Algeria. This leads to a free Algeria under De Gaulle. ALGERIA becomes the capital of Free France that fights Nazism.

1942/43 Algeria was freed of the Vichy Regime

Allied Great Landings 1942/43

Algeria represents Free France led by General DeGaulle

Algiers becomes the capital of Free France

The French try to appease him by issuing a new version of the Violette Plan that gave Muslim elite French citizenship. But this was not enough as just a little people would be integrated into the existing system. The plan was rejected .

more expectations of the Independence movement

A Manifesto to the Algerian People Ferhat Abbas

complete equality of Algerian Muslims

1944 France responded by a new version of the Violette Plan

allowing a part (65000) of the Muslim élite gaining full citizenship and equality --> too late

trying to appease the independence movement (similar to India and Britain)

1944 Hadj joined him with his parties AUMA and PPA

WWII caused a greater french consciousness. Many member of the Left Wing in France saw Algerian independence as an essential matter that needed to be addressed

Friends of Manifesto and Liberty (AML)

greater unity of the Independence movement

But a large population of the french could still not see French independence

1944 Brazaville conference --> France had no intention of letting its colonies go but would grant concessions for local assemblies

The Algerian Nationalist movement now depict greater unity amongst. Abbas now has the support of the AUMA and of the PPA with Messily Hadj. They form Friends of the Manifesto and Liberty

Greater unity leads to increasing protests. Violence erupts and the French start arresting Algerian leaders

peaceful demonstrations to remind France of the demands of the Algerian peoples

On Victory Day (May 1955), a peaceful protests was held to celebrate this suing nationalist banners which were banned. The Police started seizing Nationalist banners and used convention airfare to repress the Nationalist Movement.

police got involved

nationalist banners etc were banned --> used anyways

violence erupted --> 100 Europeans died

1000 (France) to 40000 (Algerian nationalists) Algerians were killed

to remind the French of the Algerian demands

boost to the nationalist movements but law and order was restored a month later

many were arrested or sentenced to death

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but within the French Union (no complete independence)

Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties by Hadj

traditional Islam, left-wing agenda and complete independence

Special Organisation (OS) --> terrorist operations when protests were suppressed by authorities

Algerian Assembly in 1947

one house French citizens

one house representing 8 million Muslims

both having the same number of deputies and senators

political equality was disregarded

colons had immense influence and stopped anything they disagreed with

1952 Anti-French demonstrations by the OS

elections were rigged (irregular)

dead people vote, illiterate people, bribing, terrifying people, false counting

Hadj was arrested and deported to France

'era of broken promises'

even Abbas would join the FLN

National Liberation Front (FLN) was created as a continuation of the OS

1954 French were defeated in Indochina

battle of Dien Bien Phu

impact of Algerian nationalists and humiliation of French

National Algerian Movement (MNA) by Messali Hadj

basically stood for the same thing as FLN

internal violent struggle between FLN and MNA

remained a smaller movement