By late 1958 Muslim sentiment had hardened toward independence

Evidence

To replace the all-powerful Salan, de Gaulle appointed a duumvirate—Paul Delouvrier and General Maurice Challe. The civil and military powers would be divided between them but, in contrast to the past, both posts would be more subject to control from Paris. … On his return he was received by de Gaulle at the Matignon, who asked for his impressions. Having noted how the attitude of the Muslim majority had now hardened towards independence since the initial euphoria of May, Delouvrier remarked: “Mon général, Algeria will be independent.” — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 950

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to earlier chapter on the May euphoria and the erosion of Muslim loyalty toward independence, linking to the broader Savage War of Peace concept. — connects to: Integration was feasible in 1936 but a delusion by 1958; By late 1960 both Muslim and European Algerians had lost faith in de Gaulle — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1276

Related

• Integration was feasible in 1936 but a delusion by 1958 (similarity 0.91)
• European liberals and Muslim Algerians shared hopes for a negotiated peace before 1956. (similarity 0.85)
• By late 1960 both Muslim and European Algerians had lost faith in de Gaulle (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle privately favored negotiating with the Algerian rebels as early as 1957 (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle paired Muslim representation guarantees with a peace offer to the FLN (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s true intentions on Algeria remain a fundamentally contested riddle. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle took power in June 1958 offering no Algerian solution. (similarity 0.82)
• Delouvrier told de Gaulle that Algerian independence was inevitable (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle presented secession as one of Algeria’s three possible futures. (similarity 0.81)
• Junior officers saw Algerian independence immediately in de Gaulle’s self-determination speech (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle’s 1958 arrival threatened the F.L.N. through fraternisation and a Muslim third force (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s triumphant Algeria slogans masked his private conviction the colony was doomed (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle offered amnesties and an honorable truce to the Algerian rebels in 1958. (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s true intentions on Algeria remain irreducibly ambiguous even to his closest associates. (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s allies saw Algeria as subordinate to the French state’s crisis (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• By late 1960 both Muslim and European Algerians had lost faith in de Gaulle #expands (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1276