Colonial Algeria’s local rule fused military and civilian power.

Evidence

During the first forty years of the présence française Algeria was chiefly run by the military; administration at the local level being in the hands of the Bureaux Arabes created by Marshal Bugeaud. These were adapted from the Turkish system, except that plenipotentiary powers resided with the French administrator, who combined the roles of governor, judge, inspector of taxes, technical adviser and welfare officer. Often these came to be highly expert in their field, as well as deeply dedicated to the welfare of the people under their charge. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 90

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the Bureaux Arabes system and the fused governor-judge-tax-collector role that typified French military administration.
• XREF: connects to: French metropolitan democracy attenuated, while colonial Algeria criminalized, dissent against empire.; Military commanders seized power in both Algeria and France at the same moment; Civil government progressively surrendered civilian functions to the army in Algeria. (+2 more)

Related

• French colonial administration was concentrated in Algiers while vast regions were under-administered (similarity 0.87)
• Civil government progressively surrendered civilian functions to the army in Algeria. (similarity 0.80)
• Military commanders seized power in both Algeria and France at the same moment (similarity 0.80)
• French rule in Algeria steadily degraded its administrators relative to the governed population (similarity 0.80)
• Algeria’s departmental status split it from the rest of the Maghreb administratively. (similarity 0.80)
• French metropolitan democracy attenuated, while colonial Algeria criminalized, dissent against empire. (similarity 0.80)
• Algeria lacked the established governing structures that Tunisia and Morocco enjoyed (similarity 0.79)