Algerian War
war between France and the Algerian independence movement from 1954 to 1962
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Summary
Algerian War is a war of independence[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of war of independence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,190 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Algeria[3]
- Instance of: war of national liberation[4]
- Maintained by: WikiProject Algeria[5]
- Operator: Algerians[6], pieds-noirs[7], Secret Army Organization[8]
- Named after: Algeria[9]
- Follows: French conquest of Algeria[10]
- Inventory number: 131572746[11]
- Location: Algeria[12], French Algeria[13]
- Part of: Cold War[14], decolonisation of Africa[15]
- Commons category: Algerian War[16]
- Has part(s): Declaration of November 1, 1954[17], Congress of Soummam[18], Battle of Algiers[19], Evian Accords[20], 1962 Algerian independence referendum[21], 1962 Algerian provisional executive[22], Café Wars[23]
- Start time: November 1, 1954[24]
- End time: September 9, 1962[25]
- Significant event: Congress of Soummam[26], Evian Accords[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Algerian War[28]
- Main subject: Algerian nationalism[29], sovereignty[30]
- Work available at URL: https://archive.org/details/LaGuerreDAlgerie04TomesYvesCourriere[31], https://archive.org/details/la-guerre-d-algerie-pierre-montagnon[32], https://archive.org/details/l-express-hs-11-avril-2012-la-guerre-d-algerie-1954-1962[33], https://archive.org/details/enquete-sur-l-histoire-l-oas-et-la-guerre-d-alger[34], https://archive.org/details/kaoikaprophe007_gmail_20190425_2135[35]
- Number of deaths: 1,500,000[36], 39,322[37]
- Facet of: decolonization[38]
- Described by source: Le rôle de l’American Jewish Committee pendant la guerre d’Algérie, 1954-1962[39], Pax Leksikon[40]
- Name in native language: ثَوْرَةُ تَحْرِيرِ الْجَزَائِرِ، الثَّوْرَةُ التَّحْرِيرِيَّةُ الْجَزَائِرِيَّةُ[41]
- Different from: Algerian Civil War[42]
- Order of battle: Algerian War French order of battle[43]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[44]
Why It Matters
Algerian War has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]