Muslim masses openly proclaimed support for de Gaulle and the F.L.N. simultaneously

Evidence

Early that morning European residents of Algiers were astonished to see a green-and-white flag fluttering from the top of the Kouba mosque. Gendarmes were sent to take it down. Then more appeared from other mosques. From windows of Muslim homes first one flag was unfurled, rather tentatively — then a score along the length of the street. Out into the mean alleys of the Casbah and Belcourt Muslim youths poured — not the expected hundreds, but thousands — chanting: “Yahia Ferhat Abbas! Yahia F.L.N.! Yahia de Gaulle!” — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1305

Categorization

• DEFINE: Illustrates the strange double allegiance of the Muslim population — hailing both the FLN and the president whose policy of self-determination they trusted.
• XREF: Resonates with the motorcycle rider’s rationale in the next paragraph: ‘the General said Algérie algérienne’ — the moment hinges on de Gaulle’s formula. — connects to: De Gaulle’s 1958 arrival threatened the F.L.N. through fraternisation and a Muslim third force; The F.L.N.’s planned December demonstration exploded far beyond organizers’ expectations.; Loyalist harkis leader delivered 120,000 pro-French Muslim supporters to the F.A.F. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1277 (+4 more)

Related

• De Gaulle’s 1958 arrival threatened the F.L.N. through fraternisation and a Muslim third force (similarity 0.88)
• Muslims invoked de Gaulle’s own words to justify flying the F.L.N. flag (similarity 0.87)
• Algerian Muslims turned de Gaulle’s own slogan against French authorities. (similarity 0.84)
• Loyalist harkis leader delivered 120,000 pro-French Muslim supporters to the F.A.F. (similarity 0.82)
• Thousands of Muslim Algerians joined pied noir crowds in mass pro-France fraternisation (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle paired Muslim representation guarantees with a peace offer to the FLN (similarity 0.80)
• The F.L.N.’s planned December demonstration exploded far beyond organizers’ expectations. (similarity 0.80)
• Algerians voted heavily for de Gaulle despite FLN abstention orders (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s 1960 tour divided Algeria’s European and Muslim communities openly (similarity 0.80)
• French metropolitan opinion rallied behind de Gaulle against the Algiers insurgents (similarity 0.79)
• European liberals and Muslim Algerians shared hopes for a negotiated peace before 1956. (similarity 0.79)
• De Gaulle’s name alone inspired hope that threatened F.L.N. prestige (similarity 0.79)
• The 16 May Muslim fraternisation in Algiers grew far beyond what was staged. (similarity 0.79)
• By late 1958 Muslim sentiment had hardened toward independence (similarity 0.79)
• By late 1960 both Muslim and European Algerians had lost faith in de Gaulle (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Algerians voted heavily for de Gaulle despite FLN abstention orders #corroborates (0.75) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 934
• De Gaulle’s 1960 tour divided Algeria’s European and Muslim communities openly #corroborates (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1299
• By late 1960 both Muslim and European Algerians had lost faith in de Gaulle #contradicts (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1276