A Major Armed Conflict

The Algerian War: A Devastating Conflict

A Major Armed Conflict

The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence, was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian Front de Libération Nationale (FLN). The war erupted On the night of October 31, 1954, when the FLN launched a series of attacks against French military and civilian targets.

A War of Independence

The FLN's goal was to achieve independence for Algeria, which had been a French colony since 1830. The war lasted for eight years and resulted in the deaths of an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 Algerians and French soldiers.