Charles de Gaulle

1890 – 1970

After eight years of brutal conflict, France concedes Algerian independence. The war cost up to 1.5 million Algerian lives and shaped French politics for dec…

• 1962 CE

  Algerian War ends; independence won

  After eight years of brutal conflict, France concedes Algerian independence. The war cost up to 1.5 million Algerian lives and shaped French politics for decades. Algeria's struggle became a defining case study in anti-colonial resistance.