The Algerian war

Algeria had a large European minority, 1 million over 9 million people, when the war of independence started.

The National Liberation Front (NLF) led by figures such as Algerian or Ben Bella Budiaf initiated military hostilities against the French administration on November 1, 1954. En agosto de 1955 la guerra se recrudeció en la región de Constantina con importantes matanzas por ambos bandos y con una durísima represión parte del ejército francés. In August 1955 the war intensified in the region of Constantine with major massacres by both sides and harsh repression of the French army.
The armed confrontation flared up, in 1956-1957 took place what is known as the "Battle of Algiers, the FLN terrorist attacks against civilian targets and French soldiers were answered in a brutal way by the paratroopers of General Jacques Massu. La tortura generalizada y la ejecución sumaria de centenares de sospechosos se convirtieron en recursos normales en la acción del ejército francés. Widespread torture and summary execution of hundreds of suspects became normal resources in the action of the French army.

 Negotiations began in May 1961.  While the opposition of the settlers was organized around the Secret Army Organization. Finally, the Evian agreements signed on 18 March 1962. Algeria declared its independence and joined the UN on October 8, 1962.