63rd Anniversary of the Triggering of the Algerian Revolution November 1st, 1954.
1st of NOVEMBER1954: Triggering of the Algerian Liberation War
Synthesis of one PHASE (1954-1962) of a great and long struggle (1830-1962)
1954 |
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November 03 | French reactions to the triggering of the Revolution. | |
November 05 | Death of Ben Abdelmalek Ramdane in action near Mostaganem & French political reactions. | |
November 18 | Death in action of Badji Mokhtar near Souk Ahras. | |
November 29 | Death in action of Belgacem Grine in Aures mountains. | |
December 23 | Beginning of military operations. | |
1955 |
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January 14 | Arrest in Tunisia of Mustapha Benboulaïd, head of zone I.
Death in action of Didouche Mourad, head of zone II in the battle of Boukarkar. |
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January 23 | Pursuance of military operations and starting of operations Violette-Véronique. | |
January 25 | Appointment of Jacques Soustelle as general governor in replacement of Roger Leonard. | |
February 05 | Failure of Mendes France policy and fall of the french government. | |
April 01 | Approbation by the French national Assembly of the application of the law bearing Emergency State for duration of 06 months. | |
May 15 | Reinforcement of the French war effort: Allocation of 15 milliard francs to put an end to the Revolution. | |
May 16
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The French minister’s council decides to assign 40 thousand additional soldiers and calls back reservists to reinforce the French war effort. | |
June 01
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Jacques Soustelle announces some reforms. | |
June 13 | Among the NLA battles : First battle of el Hamima in department I. | |
24 June | Arrest of Lamine Debaghine. | |
July 13 | Birth of the Algerian Muslim Students General Union. | |
August 20 | Beginning of attacks in North of Constantine area. | |
September 22 | Battles of the NLA in department I : Battle of El Djorf 1 | |
September 29 | Creation of the French Specialized Administrative services (Propaganda anti-Revolution and containtment of the civilian populations. | |
October 01 | · The arms during the Revolution: Arrival of an arms and ammunitions lot on board jordanian ship Diana.
· Beginning of the NLA attacks in the Algerian West. |
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October 27 | Boudghine Ben Ali (Lotfi) joins the ranks of the NLA. | |
October 30 | Death in action of Chihani Bachir, head of department I. | |
December 10 | Support to the French war effort: Arrival of 180.000 soldiers to Algeria. | |
1956 |
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January 7 | The Muslim Ulemas Association proclaims its self-dissolution and its rallying to the Revolution. | |
January 19 | Murder of Dr Benzerdjeb in Tlemcen. | |
February 24 | Creation of the Algerian workers General Union. | |
March 22 | Death in action of Mustapha Benboulaïd. | |
April 05 | Desertion: Maillot deserts and joins the renks of the Revolution with a quantity of arms. | |
April 16 | Death in action of Souidani Boudjemaâ in the surroundings of Koléa. | |
April 22 | Ferhat Abbas dissolves the AMDU. | |
April 22 | Ahmed Francis joins the ranks of the Revolution. | |
April 28 | The NLA faces a combing operation called «The hope and the gun ». | |
May 06 | Battles of the NLA in department I: Battle of Djebel Boutaleb. | |
May 19 | Strike of the Algerian Muslim Students General Union who join the Revolution. | |
May 23 | Arrest of Aïssat Idir. | |
July 07 | Batlles of the NLA in department IV: Battle of Ouarsenis. | |
August 20 | Holding of Soummam Congress. | |
September 23 | Death in action of Zighoud Youcef in Sidi Ferghich. | |
October 16 | The arms during the Revolution: The French forces hail the ship Athos with 70 tons of ammunitions onboard her. | |
November 01 | The NLF diffuses Soummam Congress resolutions. | |
November 08 | Battles of the NLA in department 6 : Battle of Djebel Bouk’hil. | |
December 09 | Battles of the NLA in department 6 : Battle of Nsin’sa | |
1957 |
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January 01 | Creation of “The voice of Algeria” radio. | |
January 07 | Beginning of Algiers battle under the leadership of General Massu. | |
January 09 | Creation of the Algerian Red Crescent. | |
January 28 | Begining of the eight days strike. | |
February 23 | Arrest of Larbi Ben M’hidi. | |
March 03 | Death under torture of Larbi Ben M’hidi. | |
April 08 | Creation of the NLF sports team. | |
April 20 | Battles of the NLA in department V : battle of Fellaoucène. | |
May 28 | Death in action of Ali Mellah, head of department VI. | |
June 12 | The French parliament gives its approval for the formation of Bourges-Maunoury government. | |
July 19 | Battles of the NLA in department IV: Battle of Djebel Bouzegza. | |
August 05 | Republication of the newspaper El Moudjahid in Tunis. | |
August 06 | Sahara scission policy: Decree of Max Lejeune to divide the Sahara. | |
August 28 | Holding of the 1st National Congress of the Algerian Revolution in Cairo | |
September 19 | Approbation of the frame law relative to Algeria by the French Ministers Council. | |
October 08 | Death in action of Ali Ammar (Ali Lapointe) and Hassiba Benbouali in Casbah. | |
October 25 | Meeting of the Execution and Coordination committee in Tunis. | |
November 06 | Agreement between the National Movement and the French army to suppress the Revolution. | |
December 22 | Death in action of Abbane Ramdane in Morocco. | |
1958 |
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January 08 | Dissolution of the Algerian Muslim Students General Union. | |
February 08 | Bombing of Sakiet Sidi Youcef (Camps of Algerian refugees inTunisia). | |
February 19 | The French minister’s council decides to institute forbidden zones on the West frontiers. | |
April 15 | Multiplication of French governments of which the fall is caused by the Revolution: Fall of Felix Gaillard government. | |
April 25 | Execution of the death sentence by guillotine of Taleb Abderrahmane (28 years). | |
April 28 | The congress of Tangiers supports the struggle of the Algerian people. | |
May 13 | May 13th, 1958 putsch leaded by four French high Officers (Généraux). | |
June 04-07 | Visit of Charles de Gaulle to Algeria. | |
June 17 | Death of the head of the Messalist movement Mohamed Belounis. | |
June 28 | Multiplication of operations carried out by the Federation members. | |
August 27-28 | M’hamed Yazid presents a manifesto to the United Nations denouncing France policy. | |
September 19 | Creation of the Algerian Republic Provisional Government (ARPG). | |
September 26 | First declaration of the ARPG which announces the opening of negotiations with France. | |
October 02 | Announcement of Constantine socio economic project. | |
October 23 | Charles de Gaulle proposes the Peace of the Brave men to the NLF. | |
November 03 | Evolution of the strategy of the NLA in front of military operations. | |
December 02 | Charles de Gaulle is elected President of the French Republic. | |
December 08 | The United Nations list the Algerian issue on their works agenda. | |
1959 |
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March 7 | Transfer of Ahmed Ben Bella and his companions to the prison of Aix island. | |
March 28 | Death in action of colonels Amirouche and Si El Haoues. | |
April 18 | Implementation of Challe plan. | |
April 01 | France locks up more than 9 million Algerians in concentration camps. | |
May 05 | Death in action of Colonel Si Mohamed Bougara. | |
July 22 | Beginning of the execution of “operation jumelles” in department II. | |
July 29 | Death in action of Si Tayeb El Djeghlafi, head of department IV | |
August 27-30 | General De Gaulle and the colonial policy in Algeria. | |
September 01 | The Arab League adopts a certain number of resolutions in the frame of the Arab support to the Revolution. | |
September 04 | The National Liberation Army braves operation “pierres précieuses”. | |
September 16 | Charles de Gaulle recognizes the right of Algeria to self-determination. | |
November 10 | Charles De Gaulle renews his call for a cease-fire. | |
November 20 | The ARPG appoints Ahmed Ben Bella and his companions to undertake negotiations with France about self-determination. | |
December 10 | Meeting of the Revolution National Council and formation of the second provisional government under the presidency of Ferhat Abbas. | |
December 19 | The Algerian Workers General Union rejects the results of the investigation about the death of Aissat Idir. | |
1960 |
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January 05 | The newspaper “Le Monde” publishes the report of the Red Cross on torture in Algeria. | |
January 18 | The National Council approves the creation of the National Liberation Army Staff under the leadership of colonel Houari Boumediene. | |
January 19 | Increase of activity of the woman during the Revolution with the participation of the Algerian Women Union in Bamako. | |
February 13 | First french nuclear explosion in Reggane in the Algerian Sahara. | |
March 08 | Meeting of the Algerian Revolution National Council in Tunis. | |
March 27 | Death in action of Colonel Lotfi, head of department V. | |
April 30 | Second explosion of a French atomic bomb. | |
April 30 | Welcome of Krim Belkacem by the authorities. | |
May 01 | Use of bombs with napalm by France south of Ain Sefra. | |
May 04 | Visit of the ARPG delegation to Vietnam in the frame of the Internationalization of the Algerian issue. | |
June 28 | Beginning of algero-french negotiations in Melun. | |
September 05 | Charles De Gaulle evokes Algerian Algeria during a conference. | |
September 27 | Visit of Ferhat Abbas and Bentobbal to the Soviet Union and China. | |
October 07 | Among the states which recognized the ARPG, the Soviet Union. | |
October 12 | Attack of posts of the Harkis group in Paris. | |
November 16 | Charles De Gaulle declares in front of the minister’s council his intention to organize a referendum on self-determination. | |
December 11 | Starting of December 11th demonstrations in several regions of the country. | |
1961 |
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April 11 | During a press conference, Charles De Gaulle declares that it is not in the interest of France to stay in Algeria and asserts that Algeria is Algerian. | |
May 10 | Actual starting of Algero-french negotiations in Evian. | |
July 20 | Resumption of Algero-french negotiations in Lugrin. | |
July 13 | Death of Colonel Si Salah Zaamoum. | |
August 09-28 | Meeting of the Algerian Revolution National Council and appointment Benyoucef Benkhedda as president of the ARPG. | |
November 04 | Arrest of Abderrahmane Fares. | |
December 06 | Anti-SAO day (Secret Army Organization). | |
1962 |
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January 09 | Mohamed Seddik Benyahia hands over the memorandum of the Algerian Government as an answer to the French memorandum. | |
February 27 | Demonstrations of Ouargla to denounce the Sahara scission project. | |
March 18 | Signing of Evian agreements by Krim Belkacem and Louis Joxe.
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March 29 | The provisional executive presided over by Abderrahmane Fares is put in charge to manage the transition period and prepare the referendum. | |
April 01 | The SAO intensifies its terrorist operations against Algerians. | |
June 28 | Ahmed Ben Bella leaves Tunis on board an Egyptian plane. | |
July 01 | Referendum on self-determination. Voters have to decide by “yes” or “no” on the following question: “Do you want Algeria to become an independent state cooperating with France under the conditions defined by the 19 March 1962 declarations? “ The “yes” wins by over 99.72% of voters. |