Algeria’s independence had become irreversible by 1959

Evidence

On 1 July Algeria held its own referendum on the Evian Agreements; 5,993,754 voted oui against 16,478 nons; ten per cent, representing chiefly the pieds noirs, abstained. Two days later President de Gaulle recognised Algerian independence. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1615 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Demographic arithmetic made Algerian integration untenable for France by 1958; Algerian integration was only ever workable before 1958; Algerians voted overwhelmingly for independence while European settlers abstained — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1615 (+1 more)

Related

• Algerians ratified independence almost unanimously (similarity 0.88)
• Algerian integration was only ever workable before 1958 (similarity 0.88)
• Algerians voted overwhelmingly for independence while European settlers abstained (similarity 0.88)
• Muslim abstention voided the referendum’s Algerian mandate while Europeans voted no. (similarity 0.86)
• Algerians voted heavily for de Gaulle despite FLN abstention orders (similarity 0.85)
• Algeria’s 1959 campaign rehearsed the Ludendorff pattern of battlefield success and strategic failure (similarity 0.83)
• Integration was feasible in 1936 but a delusion by 1958 (similarity 0.83)
• Demographic arithmetic made Algerian integration untenable for France by 1958 (similarity 0.83)
• Algerians fighting for France outnumbered those fighting for independence (similarity 0.83)
• Algeria’s separate electoral colleges made 60,000 Muslims equal to 500,000 French (similarity 0.81)
• French voters ratified Evian out of war-weariness, not conviction (similarity 0.81)
• Even the architects of the Evian accords felt no satisfaction in them (similarity 0.80)
• Suez guaranteed eventual Algerian independence while stiffening French resolve to win. (similarity 0.80)
• France’s 90% yes vote on Evian expressed exhaustion, not endorsement (similarity 0.80)
• France ending Algeria was a victory over itself, not a defeat (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Algeria’s 1959 campaign rehearsed the Ludendorff pattern of battlefield success and strategic failure #qualifies (0.50)
• Algerians voted overwhelmingly for independence while European settlers abstained #complicates (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1615