Loyalist harkis leader delivered 120,000 pro-French Muslim supporters to the F.A.F.
Evidence
On the other hand, the F.A.F. could mark up one very useful acquisition: the Bachaga Boualem, the dedicated ally of France and leader of the “loyal” harkis, who came bringing with him the declared allegiance of 120,000 Algérie française Muslims. Thus, by the time of Tricot’s autumn visit the F.A.F. claimed a million supporters in Algeria alone. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1277
Categorization
- QUESTION: The phenomenon of 120,000 Muslims actively backing continued French rule raises the question of how the F.L.N. later treated these loyalist harkis - a major post-independence issue.
- XREF: connects to: Ultra resistance reorganized as the F.A.F. after the barricades failed.; The F.A.F. won allegiance from 120,000 pro-French Muslims.; Muslim masses openly proclaimed support for de Gaulle and the F.L.N. simultaneously — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1305 (+1 more)
Related
- The F.A.F. won allegiance from 120,000 pro-French Muslims. (similarity 0.96)
- Ultra resistance reorganized as the F.A.F. after the barricades failed. (similarity 0.90)
- Muslim masses openly proclaimed support for de Gaulle and the F.L.N. simultaneously (similarity 0.82)
- De Gaulle’s 1958 arrival threatened the F.L.N. through fraternisation and a Muslim third force (similarity 0.79)
- The F.A.F. hoped to exhaust and overstretch the security forces through prolonged rioting (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Muslim masses openly proclaimed support for de Gaulle and the F.L.N. simultaneously
#contradicts(0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1305 - The F.A.F. hoped to exhaust and overstretch the security forces through prolonged rioting
#responds-to(0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1304