Communism exerted little influence on the F.L.N. war effort

Evidence

Both he and Maillot have since been enshrined as “Heroes of the Revolution” by the F.L.N., but at the time grave suspicions existed that the maquis rouge might have been betrayed to Boualem’s men by the F.L.N. itself. Such suspicions have never been either allayed or confirmed; while even the circumstances of Yveton’s arrest strike a curious note. Whatever the truth, the F.L.N. undoubtedly viewed the rival maquis rouge with ill-concealed hostility, and this liquidation marked in fact the end of the P.C.A. as a separate entity. On 1 July a communiqué attributed to the Combattants de la Libération announced their dissolution and integration within the F.L.N. At the same time the important trade union, the Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens (U.G.T.A.), now came completely under the control of the F.L.N. The Secretary-General of the P.C.A., Bachir Hadj Ali, withdrew in exile to Moscow where he spent the remainder of the war. P.C.A. members were, however, never fully trusted by the F.L.N., and were frequently detailed to undertake “suicide missions”. From this background — and the prolonged Soviet reluctance to send the F.L.N. effective arms support — stems the markedly cool relations between Algeria and the U.S.S.R. that were to continue beyond the end of the war itself. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 426 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: F.L.N. absorption of the communist party sowed lasting Algeria-Soviet distrust — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 426; Eurocentric Marxism could not grasp Third World revolutionary forces; Insurgent leaders pursued limited goals rather than general emancipation (+1 more)

Related

• F.L.N. absorption of the communist party sowed lasting Algeria-Soviet distrust (similarity 0.91)
• 1952 communist sabotage created lasting dalit distrust of communists (similarity 0.84)
• Soviet coldness toward Algeria shaped the F.L.N.’s lasting aversion to Soviet Communism. (similarity 0.82)
• F.L.N. propaganda offered little discussion of future Algerian social aims. (similarity 0.81)
• The Algerian Communist Party sided with French settlers rather than Muslim nationalists (similarity 0.80)
• Granting Tunisian and Moroccan independence without Algeria was a strategic error. (similarity 0.79)
• The Algerian Communist Party prioritized French workers over Algerian nationalist aspirations (similarity 0.79)
• Algeria’s moderate third force was crushed between the F.L.N. and the O.A.S. (similarity 0.79)
• France’s refusal to restrain settler fascism drove liberal Algerians to the F.L.N. (similarity 0.78)
• Regroupment camps won militarily but drove Algerians into F.L.N. ranks (similarity 0.78)
• Communists and the Algiers lobby made any liberal Algerian policy impossible in the Assembly. (similarity 0.78)
• The F.L.N.’s U.N. lobbyists won influence through cosmopolitan charm networks (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• F.L.N. absorption of the communist party sowed lasting Algeria-Soviet distrust #qualifies (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 426
• Insurgent leaders pursued limited goals rather than general emancipation #corroborates (0.55)
• Eurocentric Marxism could not grasp Third World revolutionary forces #corroborates (0.50)
• F.L.N. propaganda offered little discussion of future Algerian social aims. #corroborates (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1248