De Gaulle restructured Algerian governance into a two-tier hierarchy to tighten control.

Evidence

Less readily visible to the army and pieds noirs alike in Algeria was one fundamental reason for de Gaulle’s dilatoriness in formulating an Algerian policy: his preoccupation with the Augean stables in France herself. The Gaullist programme called for the most thorough overhaul of France’s whole political system, economy and finances—left in a critical tangle by previous governments of the Fourth Republic—and her foreign relations and alliances. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 954 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Still more effort and money would be expended on the Algerian economy and on education. New efforts would be made to win the war militarily. Lacoste’s loi-cadre was swept away, but there would be a single electoral roll, with free elections, and now with a date fixed. There would be a referendum to say Yes or No to de Gaulle’s remodelled constitution giving the republic a new backbone of steel; all Frenchmen would cast their vote in it, and countries of the Commonwealth would be entitled to decide whether or not they wished to be associated with it. It would be the first occasion that the Algerians were to be invited to vote on the new single electoral role. This was to be on 28 September. Then, in November, there would be elections for the National Assembly to confirm de Gaulle as Prime Minister, followed, in December, by new presidential elections. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 931 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: De Gaulle’s delay on Algeria stemmed from overhauling France’s whole system — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 954; De Gaulle’s Algerian programme initially resembled previous policy; De Gaulle shaped his Algeria policy during a three-week deliberative retreat — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1031 (+8 more)

Related

• De Gaulle’s Algerian programme initially resembled previous policy (similarity 0.91)
• De Gaulle’s programme of June 1958 resembled Lacoste’s discarded loi-cadre with added impetus (similarity 0.90)
• De Gaulle’s delay on Algeria stemmed from overhauling France’s whole system (similarity 0.90)
• December’s lesson reshaped de Gaulle’s subsequent Algeria policy (similarity 0.89)
• De Gaulle took power in June 1958 offering no Algerian solution. (similarity 0.86)
• De Gaulle’s new constitution shifted power from parliament to a national leader (similarity 0.84)
• De Gaulle symbolically asserted civilian control over the military in Algeria (similarity 0.84)
• De Gaulle’s political successes could not translate into any Algerian peace progress (similarity 0.84)
• De Gaulle’s allies saw Algeria as subordinate to the French state’s crisis (similarity 0.84)
• Algeria was only one element of de Gaulle’s larger ambitions. (similarity 0.84)
• De Gaulle’s slow pace in 1958 squandered momentum to the FLN (similarity 0.83)
• De Gaulle shaped his Algeria policy during a three-week deliberative retreat (similarity 0.83)
• De Gaulle’s pursuit of national grandeur required sacrificing Algeria. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s true intentions on Algeria remain a fundamentally contested riddle. (similarity 0.82)
• France’s Algerian military dominance coexisted with its political weakness at home (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• De Gaulle’s delay on Algeria stemmed from overhauling France’s whole system #contradicts (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 954
• De Gaulle’s Algerian programme initially resembled previous policy #contradicts (0.40)
• De Gaulle shaped his Algeria policy during a three-week deliberative retreat #corroborates (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1031
• De Gaulle’s programme of June 1958 resembled Lacoste’s discarded loi-cadre with added impetus #expands (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 931
• December’s lesson reshaped de Gaulle’s subsequent Algeria policy #corroborates (0.30)
• De Gaulle symbolically asserted civilian control over the military in Algeria #corroborates (0.30) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 953
• De Gaulle’s personal authority rallied France against the Algerian insurrection without any new concession. #corroborates (0.30) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1119
• De Gaulle privately favored negotiating with the Algerian rebels as early as 1957 #expands (0.30)
• De Gaulle’s political successes could not translate into any Algerian peace progress #contradicts (0.30) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 957
• De Gaulle’s slow pace in 1958 squandered momentum to the FLN #contradicts (0.30) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 929
• Algeria was only one element of de Gaulle’s larger ambitions. #qualifies (0.30) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 853