F.L.N. absorption of the communist party sowed lasting Algeria-Soviet distrust
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
Categorization
- XREF: Soviet reluctance to arm the F.L.N. and resulting cool Algeria-USSR relations connects to Cold War dimensions of the decolonization story. — connects to: Cold War powers angled around the Algerian question for their own strategic gain; Communism exerted little influence on the F.L.N. war effort; 1952 communist sabotage created lasting dalit distrust of communists (+3 more)
Related
- Communism exerted little influence on the F.L.N. war effort (similarity 0.91)
- Soviet coldness toward Algeria shaped the F.L.N.’s lasting aversion to Soviet Communism. (similarity 0.88)
- 1952 communist sabotage created lasting dalit distrust of communists (similarity 0.88)
- Cold War powers angled around the Algerian question for their own strategic gain (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Soviet coldness toward Algeria shaped the F.L.N.’s lasting aversion to Soviet Communism.
#corroborates(0.85) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1245 - French officers framed Algeria as the next instalment of a global communist struggle
#complicates(0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 508