The loi-cadre sought a federal-partition hybrid for Algeria under French sovereignty

Evidence

Not adopted by the French legislature until 31 January 1958, the loi-cadre aimed at a political solution that looked like a mixture of federalism and partition. Algeria was to be divided into several self-governing territories, with a common electoral roll, and each responsible to an elected national assembly under the sovereignty of France. The concept drew forth vigorous opposition from many, including Chevallier and Soustelle, the latter condemning it as “hastily creating an organisation that would confer upon Algeria certain characteristics of a veritable state”. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 478

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the loi-cadre, a key constitutional experiment for post-reform Algeria.
• XREF: connects to: The Constantine Plan proposed deep economic integration of Algeria with France — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 937; France could not contemplate Algerian withdrawal because Algeria was legally part of France — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1649; De Gaulle’s pursuit of national grandeur dictated abandoning Algeria (+1 more)

Related

• The Constantine Plan proposed deep economic integration of Algeria with France (similarity 0.87)
• De Gaulle presented secession as one of Algeria’s three possible futures. (similarity 0.82)
• France could not contemplate Algerian withdrawal because Algeria was legally part of France (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s programme of June 1958 resembled Lacoste’s discarded loi-cadre with added impetus (similarity 0.81)
• Algeria was only one element of de Gaulle’s larger ambitions. (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle restructured Algerian governance into a two-tier hierarchy to tighten control. (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s allies saw Algeria as subordinate to the French state’s crisis (similarity 0.80)
• Integration was feasible in 1936 but a delusion by 1958 (similarity 0.79)
• French metropolitan democracy attenuated, while colonial Algeria criminalized, dissent against empire. (similarity 0.79)
• Soustelle’s integration policy recognized Algeria’s distinct personality while keeping it French (similarity 0.79)
• De Gaulle’s pursuit of national grandeur required sacrificing Algeria. (similarity 0.79)
• Demographic arithmetic made Algerian integration untenable for France by 1958 (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The Constantine Plan proposed deep economic integration of Algeria with France #expands (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 937
• France could not contemplate Algerian withdrawal because Algeria was legally part of France #complicates (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1649
• De Gaulle’s pursuit of national grandeur dictated abandoning Algeria #complicates (0.30)