The F.L.N. achieved its original war objectives as framed at Soummam.

Evidence

But to the most simpleminded member of the G.P.R.A. it must have been self-evident that one of the most important rounds in the war had been won, on the brink of military defeat. To his hard-pressed djounoud of the interior, the F.L.N. Minister of Defence, Belkacem Krim, issued a communiqué declaring: “Your struggle has obliged the enemy to talk of self-determination, thus renouncing the oft-repeated myth of Algérie française. His retreat is the fruit of your efforts.” The principle of “self-determination” conceded, all the F.L.N. had to do now was to fight an obdurate battle to ensure that they, and no one else, would be the interlocuteur valable with whom de Gaulle would be forced to negotiate it. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1061 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Soummam’s fixed peace terms gave the F.L.N. lasting negotiating advantage.; Military victory in the Battle of Algiers ultimately aided F.L.N. long-term goals.; The F.L.N. won its main war goal despite impending military defeat (+1 more)

Related

• The F.L.N. won its main war goal despite impending military defeat (similarity 0.93)
• Military victory in the Battle of Algiers ultimately aided F.L.N. long-term goals. (similarity 0.92)
• The F.L.N. won the decisive political round just as the army defeated it militarily (similarity 0.88)
• Soummam’s fixed peace terms gave the F.L.N. lasting negotiating advantage. (similarity 0.87)
• The FLN won self-determination just when it faced military defeat (similarity 0.86)
• Rejecting the paix des braves is what ultimately let the F.L.N. win (similarity 0.83)
• Melun gave the F.L.N. a political victory over de Gaulle. (similarity 0.81)
• The F.L.N. refused any ceasefire before a full political settlement. (similarity 0.79)
• The F.L.N. hard-liners won standing by crediting violence, not soft diplomacy, for concessions. (similarity 0.78)
• F.L.N. hard-liners believed French weakness made continued fighting the winning strategy (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The F.L.N. won the decisive political round just as the army defeated it militarily #expands (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1061