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Events relating to algeria
Berber tribesmen, the Almoravids, establish a base at Marrakech from which they conquer northwest Africa and move into Spain
Rival Berber tribesmen, the Almohads, evict the Almoravids from Marrakech and soon conquer the whole north African coast
The Turkish governor of Algiers, flicking at the French consul with his fly whisk, finds that he has provoked a French blockade and eventually invasion
A French army invades Algeria, beginning the process which brings the region within the French empire
Abd-el-Kader proclaims a holy war against the French in Algeria and begins a military campaign that will last for eight years
France invades Tunisia from Algeria, and in the Treaty of Bardo forces the bey of Tunis to accept the status of a French protectorate
British warships bombard the French fleet in harbour at Mers-el-Kébir, in Algeria, killing more than 1250 sailors
Algerian nationalist Ferhat Abbas produces a manifesto demanding independence from France
American and British forces, under Dwight Eisenhower, land in Morocco and Algeria
Demonstrations in Algeria spark off an uprising against French rule, which is put down with the loss of perhaps 10,000 Muslim lives
Ahmed Ben Bella forms the Front de Libération National (FLN) to fight for Algerian independence
A radical manifesto and acts of terrorism alert the world to the emergence of the FLN, committed to independence for Algeria
French Algerians seize government buildings in Algiers, in a campaign to ensure that Algerian remains French
On his second day in power, de Gaulle visits Algiers to confront the settlers with an unwelcome message
Two French generals, Raoul Salan and Edmond Jouhaud, form the OAS (Organisation de l'Armée Secrète) to preserve French rule in Algeria
A massive yes vote in a referendum is immediately followed by French recognition of Algerian independence
Defence minister Houari Boumédienne leads a coup to oust President Ben Bella in Algeria
The Polisario, as a government-in-exile in Algeria, proclaim the independence of Western Sahara as the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic
A new party, the Islamic Salvation Front, seems certain to win the Algerian election – until the army intervenes
Algeria is plunged into a brutal civil war between a military junta and Muslim terrorists
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the new president of Algeria, reveals that as many as 100,000 people have died in seven years of civil war and massacre
An amnesty is declared for some 8000 Muslim terrorists held in Algeria's gaols
Radical Islamists take more than 800 people hostage at the Amenas Gas Project in Algeria
About forty foreign hostages and twenty-nine militants die when Algerian forces raid the Amenas gas site