Algerians voted heavily for de Gaulle despite FLN abstention orders

Evidence

In Algeria, despite every threat and blandishment by the F.L.N. to abstain, there was an astonishingly high turnout of 79.9 per cent and a “oui” majority representing 76.4 per cent of the total electorate and 96.6 per cent of those who voted. Pressure and propaganda by the Cinquième Bureau was undoubtedly strong, but there was little evidence of any fraudulent vote-rigging as had been known in Algeria in earlier times. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 934

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Algerians ratified independence almost unanimously; De Gaulle won an 80 percent Yes vote in the September 1958 referendum — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 934; 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 0.92)
• Algerians voted overwhelmingly for independence while European settlers abstained (similarity 0.89)
• De Gaulle won an 80 percent Yes vote in the September 1958 referendum (similarity 0.88)
• Muslim abstention voided the referendum’s Algerian mandate while Europeans voted no. (similarity 0.88)
• Algeria’s independence had become irreversible by 1959 (similarity 0.85)
• Algerians fighting for France outnumbered those fighting for independence (similarity 0.83)
• De Gaulle’s 1958 elections crushed Communist representation in the Assembly (similarity 0.82)
• Low turnout in May 1960 elections betrayed the G.P.R.A.’s commanding influence over Algerians. (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle privately viewed Evian as merely an honourable exit (similarity 0.80)
• Muslim masses openly proclaimed support for de Gaulle and the F.L.N. simultaneously (similarity 0.80)
• France’s 90% yes vote on Evian expressed exhaustion, not endorsement (similarity 0.79)
• Abstention in 1960 Algerian elections evidenced F.L.N. control over the population. (similarity 0.79)
• French voters ratified Evian out of war-weariness, not conviction (similarity 0.79)
• Even the architects of the Evian accords felt no satisfaction in them (similarity 0.79)
• One million European settlers held voting power equal to eight million Muslims in Algeria (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Algerians voted overwhelmingly for independence while European settlers abstained #contradicts (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1615