A socialist pacifist government escalated the Algerian war beyond all predecessors
Evidence
Thus, armed with this vast influence, in October 1957 Bourguiba tried—once more in conjunction with King Mohammed V, their joint efforts of the previous autumn having been blighted by the hijacking of Ben Bella—to force France and the F.L.N. into negotiations. Already, at the time of the March independence celebrations in Tunis, Bourguiba had been mooting the idea of a Maghreb confederation associated with France, in which Algeria would be a self-governing and equal member; which, could it have proved workable, would have offered a generous and far-sighted solution. … The beleaguered Premier Gaillard replied with a brusque turn-down, repeating the formula of each of his Fourth Republic predecessors since Mendès-France: “Whatever the terms and the periphrasis, we shall never accept Algerian independence.” — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 776 (
#qualifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Every Fourth Republic premier refused to accept Algerian independence — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 776
Related
- Every Fourth Republic premier refused to accept Algerian independence (similarity 0.91)
- Granting Tunisian and Moroccan independence without Algeria was a strategic error. (similarity 0.81)
- Algeria remained pro-Vichy while Equatorial Africa went over to de Gaulle. (similarity 0.79)
- French refusal to recognize the G.P.R.A. made any Evian commitments unenforceable. (similarity 0.79)
- Rapidly shifting loyalties in wartime France weakened Algerian trust in any authority (similarity 0.78)
- Francisation destroyed Algeria’s native political cadres, leaving no negotiating partners. (similarity 0.78)
- De Gaulle’s Algerian independence was framed as a victory over French self (similarity 0.78)
- Wartime Algeria indelibly shaped the post-1962 regime. (similarity 0.78)
- Algerian integration was only ever workable before 1958 (similarity 0.78)
- Defeat in Algeria paradoxically produced a stronger France (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Every Fourth Republic premier refused to accept Algerian independence
#qualifies(0.30) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 776