
The role of women in the Algerian independence movement
Nov 30, 2020 · 27th June 1962 - Members of a women's section of the Algerian nationalist movement the FLN, at a rally supporting independence. (AFP) One of the enduring images of women in the war were the Fedayeen, the middle class urban-based militants, and the Moudjahiddine (freedom fighters) rural command of the ALN. Of the first 1,010 …
France permanently keeps Algeria - History Forum
Feb 4, 2018 · The term "pied-noir" began to be commonly used shortly before the end of the Algerian War in 1962. As of the last census in Algeria, taken on 1 June 1960, there were 1,050,000 non-Muslim civilians (mostly Catholic, but including 130,000 Algerian Jews) in Algeria, 10 percent of the total population
Why didn't France annex Tunisia like it did with (northern) Algeria?
Dec 31, 2016 · There were already 100.000 French settlers in Algeria in 1851, 30 years before France got Tunisia. Click to expand... Please keep in mind, though, that Tunisia probably had much less people than Algeria had and thus would have been possible to colonize to some extent even with a later start in comparison to Algeria.
The lasting French Legacy in Cambodia | History Forum
Dec 16, 2024 · About 19 century France. We know that there were idealist of French men and women who strongly believed in equality and liberty. This was one of the founding narrative of Napoleon Bonaparte. At least it was one of his ideals. They're obviously were French men and women who wanted to exploit others, even poor French people.
WW2: French Government relocates to Algiers - History Forum
Oct 11, 2012 · In WW2, the Free French government operated from London, even though Algeria, a part of Metropolitan France, was still under French control. What if the Third Republic relocated the Capital to Algiers (temporarily) while continental France was occupied, and the French government maintains...
France's population grows much more rapidly in the 19th century
May 19, 2019 · If, on the other hand, there would have overall continued to be much more French people than Algerians, and if the percentage of pieds-noirs in Algeria would have been, say, 30+% instead of 10%, then France's hold on Algeria might have been more secure- …
Al Kahina, Queen of the Berbers. | History Forum
Aug 11, 2010 · Al not the best name for a ...., but a toughie she was. Searching for another enemy to defeat, he was told that the most powerful monarch in North Africa was "the queen of the Berbers" (Arabic: malikat al-barbar) al-Kāhinat, and accordingly marched into Numidia. The armies met near...
Famous philanderers throughout history | History Forum
Aug 12, 2014 · A lot of historical figures have made quite a name for themselves, through their many rendezvous. I'd like to explore some of these personalities. My vote for 'Famous Philanderer' goes to none other than King Charles II. Some call him a good-natured, kind-hearted king with an undeniable...
Why could historical men of some nations afford to have several …
Dec 17, 2024 · But anyway, for breeding purposes. The legend of Romulus and the Sabine women springs to mind. But you're dealing with some very subtle rules, and in that particular case the raiders and the women would all be largely the same social class, so it was more like neighbors intermarrying only without *asking*, first...
When does a population become "native"? | History Forum
Jul 8, 2024 · This is similar to the whole "when does the establishment protecting a left wing government become by definition a conservative government" question.