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  ipedia.com: Algerian War of Independence Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) was a period of guerrilla strikes, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians on both sides, and riots between the French army and colonists in Algeria and the FLN and other pro-independence Algerians.
Although the French government of the time considered all Algerian violence, including violence against the French military, to be crimes or terrorism, some French people, such as former anti-Nazi guerrilla and lawyer Jacques Verges have compared French resistance to Nazi German occupation to Algerian resistance to French occupation.
In the three years (1957–60) during which the regroupement program was followed, more than 2 million Algerians were removed from their villages, mostly in the mountainous areas, and resettled in the plains, where many found it impossible to reestablish their accustomed economic or social situations.
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 Charles de Gaulle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fourth Republic was tainted by political instability, failures in Indochina and inability to resolve the Algerian question.
Although the Algerian issue was settled, Prime Minister Michel Debré resigned over the final settlement and was replaced with Georges Pompidou.
With the Algerian conflict behind him, de Gaulle was able to achieve his two main objectives: To reform and develop the French economy, and to promote an independent foreign policy and a strong stance on the international stage.
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 Albert_Camus
Albert Camus was born in Mondovi, Algeria to a French Algerian (pied noir) settler family.
He identified with pied-noirs, and defended the French government on the grounds that revolt of its North African colony was really an integral part of the 'new Arab imperialism' led by Egypt and an 'anti-Western' offensive orchestrated by Russia to 'encircle Europe' and 'isolate the United States' (Actuelles III: Chroniques Algeriennes, 1939-1958).
When he spoke to students at the University of Stockholm, he defended his apparent inactivity in the Algerian question and stated that he was worried what could happen to his mother who still lived in Algeria.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/al/albert_camus.html   (2235 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Charles de Gaulle
The Fourth Republic was tainted by political instability, its failures in Indochina and its inability to resolve the Algerian question.
Although the Algerian issue was settled the prime minister, Michel Debré, still resigned over the final settlement and was replaced with Georges Pompidou.
With the Algerian conflict behind, de Gaulle was able to achieve his two main objectives: To reform and develop the French economy, and to promote an independent foreign policy and a strong stance of France on the international stage.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle   (4806 words)

  
 The Ultimate Charles de Gaulle Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
Often this expression is associated in the mind with a drawing of de Gaulle dressed as an Arab woman, complete with ear rings and veil, with only his big nose protruding from the veil.
Perhaps there was the idea that de Gaulle was "prostituting" himself with the independence Algerian rebellion.
The use of the feminine, instead of the masculine, also has a diminutive effect in French.
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