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French Algeria

French colony in Northern Africa from 1830 to 1962

6 dated entries naming French Algeria, drawn from 6 separate years between 1783 CE and 1962 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

  • 1783February 8 – Charles-Marie Denys de Damrémont, French general, governor-general of French Algeria (d. 1837)source

19th century

  • 1830July 5 – French invasion of Algiers, leading to creation of French Algeria.source
  • 1837October 13 – The French army under Sylvain Charles Valée captures the city of Constantine in French Algeria after a siege of three days.source
  • 1871March 16 – Mokrani Revolt breaks out in French Algeria against colonial rule.source

20th century

  • 1960January 22 – Charles de Gaulle, President of France, dismisses Jacques Massu as commander-in-chief of French troops in Algeria.source
  • 1962July 1 – 1962 Algerian independence referendum in French Algeria: Supporters of Algerian independence win a 99% majority in a referendum.source

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