The moderationist Ferhat Abbas relinquished his party to join the F.L.N.

Evidence

Undoubtedly the most important single acquisition to the F.L.N. during this period was the person of the arch-apostle of moderation, Ferhat Abbas himself. In the spring of 1955 Abbas had made a powerful speech at the small port of Djidjelli that had come as a shock to Soustelle. If there were any “outlaws” in Algeria today, declared Abbas, they were to be found within the “colonialist regime”: “They are the prefects, they are the mayors, they are the administrators of the communes mixtes.” — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 432 (#expands, via linked claim)

It marked a long march from Abbas’s oft-quoted statement of 1936 — “I will not die for the Algerian nation, because it does not exist.” A few weeks later, Abbas had an “exploratory” meeting with Abane, Krim and Ouamrane in Algiers. With outright frankness, Abane told him: “The revolution has been unleashed, and it is the work of neither Messali, nor the U.D.M.A. All that is out of date. Your duty is to join the Front.” When Abbas asked Abane what precisely he should do, he was told: “Dissolve the U.D.M.A., and announce that you are going over to the Front.” — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 434 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Abane forced Abbas to dissolve his party and join the F.L.N. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 434; The moderate Abbas moved to the F.L.N. because reform failed — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 432

Related

• The revolution forced even arch-moderate Abbas to abandon gradualism (similarity 0.92)
• The moderate Abbas moved to the F.L.N. because reform failed (similarity 0.92)
• Abane forced Abbas to dissolve his party and join the F.L.N. (similarity 0.91)
• Defeated reformism pushed moderate nationalists toward the F.L.N. and total independence (similarity 0.88)
• Abbas’s 1943 Manifesto abandoned assimilation for Algerian self-government demands (similarity 0.81)
• Abane’s 1955 proclamation transformed the F.L.N.’s propaganda and threatened rival factions (similarity 0.81)
• France’s refusal to restrain settler fascism drove liberal Algerians to the F.L.N. (similarity 0.81)
• The F.L.N.’s anti-cult declaration deliberately signaled Abane’s impending removal. (similarity 0.80)
• F.L.N. propaganda offered little discussion of future Algerian social aims. (similarity 0.79)
• The F.L.N.’s appearance of unity sustained the revolt more than fresh fighters would (similarity 0.78)
• The 1943 Manifesto marked Algerian nationalism’s break with assimilation (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The moderate Abbas moved to the F.L.N. because reform failed #expands (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 432
• Abane forced Abbas to dissolve his party and join the F.L.N. #qualifies (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 434