The FLN avoided racial schism by adopting collective leadership

Evidence

Yet it marked the seeds of dissension within the revolutionary camp that were to dog it incessantly through the war, and beyond. At the same time it was to have its bearing on the supreme leadership of the revolutionaries. The neuf historiques, deeply admiring of Ho Chi Minh at that time, would have liked initially to appoint from their ranks a similarly prestigious figure to head them; but, while there was no candidate of obviously outstanding stature, to have selected either an Arab or a Kabyle might have run the grave risk of alienating one or other race. Thus the principle of collective leadership was adopted right from the beginning, and it was to constitute a vitally important feature of the revolution all the way through to 1962. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 240 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: YInternal leadership discord did not break the F.L.N.’s basic fabric.; Kabyle-Arab rivalry forced the FLN into a collective leadership without a supreme chief — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 240; Family leadership was effectively decided by a few members, not elections

Related

• Kabyle-Arab rivalry forced the FLN into a collective leadership without a supreme chief (similarity 0.94)
• Arab-Kabyle rivalry forced collective revolutionary leadership from the start (similarity 0.89)

Broader Connections

• Kabyle-Arab rivalry forced the FLN into a collective leadership without a supreme chief #expands (0.85) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 240