Army disaffection extended into the Fourth Republic’s highest levels

Evidence

Taking upon itself not only the burden of the fighting but also the severity, and sometimes the beastliness, of the repression, closely in touch with the anxieties of the French population of Algeria and the Muslim auxiliaries, haunted by fear of another Indo-China, another military reverse inflicted on its colours, the army, more than any other body, felt a growing resentment against a political system which was the embodiment of irresolution. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 529 (#expands, via linked claim)

No effort of Yazid or Chanderli, or of the whole F.L.N. leadership to date, could have done more to “internationalise” the war than the French bombing of Sakiet. It also set in motion the chain of events that led directly to the final disintegration of the Fourth Republic. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 780 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Army disaffection and Fourth Republic decay were visible inside the state before 1958; Fear of another Indochina made the army resent the Fourth Republic’s political system — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 529; The French bombing of Sakiet internationalized the war and toppled the Fourth Republic — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 780 (+3 more)

Related

• Army disaffection and Fourth Republic decay were visible inside the state before 1958 (similarity 0.91)
• Fear of another Indochina made the army resent the Fourth Republic’s political system (similarity 0.90)
• The French bombing of Sakiet triggered the Fourth Republic’s collapse (similarity 0.88)
• The French bombing of Sakiet internationalized the war and toppled the Fourth Republic (similarity 0.84)
• French protests against torture deepened the army’s contempt for the Fourth Republic (similarity 0.83)
• French military contempt and complacency blinded them to the coming revolt (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle demanded total replacement of the Fourth Republic as his price for returning. (similarity 0.79)
• Vague pursuit authorization let local commanders trigger the Sakiet bombing (similarity 0.79)
• Lacoste’s paramilitary takeover of Algiers doomed the Fourth Republic (similarity 0.79)
• Sakiet’s fallout made the Algerian army feel betrayed by Paris. (similarity 0.79)
• Anglo-American bons offices deepened French suspicion of foreign meddling. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Army disaffection and Fourth Republic decay were visible inside the state before 1958 #expands (0.85)
• Fear of another Indochina made the army resent the Fourth Republic’s political system #expands (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 529
• The French bombing of Sakiet internationalized the war and toppled the Fourth Republic #expands (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 780
• The French bombing of Sakiet triggered the Fourth Republic’s collapse #expands (0.50)
• De Gaulle demanded total replacement of the Fourth Republic as his price for returning. #expands (0.45) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 853
• Lacoste’s paramilitary takeover of Algiers doomed the Fourth Republic #expands (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 564