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Algeria After World War 2
Vocabulary Used: State, Sovereignty, Independence movements, Choke points, Self-determination
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Algerian War of Independence
The Algerian Front de Liberation National (FLN) attacked government buildings in Algeria under the control of France in hopes of Algeria gaining their independence from the French. This war consisted of extreme guerilla warfare from the Algerian military who wanted diplomatic recognition and to become a sovereign state inspired by the end of both World Wars.
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Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers became known as the most violent fight during the Algerian Independence War. The FLN fighters launched numerous urban attacks on crucial choke points of Algeria onto the French, which seemed unsuccessful since the French were still able to regain control by increasing their military to 500,000.
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The Role of Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle was the French president during this time period who also freed the French from the control of the Germen Nazi army during World War 2. During 1959 Charles de Gaulle gave Algeria the choice to freedom by releasing control of the Algerian society. The Algerians sought to declare their independence and get rid of the sovereignty of the French over the Algerian community.
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Algeria Gains their Independence from France
Although the French throughout 1959-1962 used multiple terrorist attacks in attempt to make Algeria oppose freedom. Algeria obtained freedom when an agreement in 1962 was signed by the French. Despite the coup in France trying to win over Algeria, years of independence movements brought by the FLN gained Algeria independence.
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Algeria joins the United Nations
After the agreed upon obtained freedom of Algeria from the French in early 1962, later in the same year Algeria is not only recognized as a free sovereign state by the United Nations. Algeria joins the United Nations as an independent member of the organization after seven long years fighting in the Algerian War, won against the French due to lots of self-determination. Algeria became the 109th member of the United Nations.
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