Si Salah faction

A breakaway faction of the Algerian F.L.N. (National Liberation Front) led by the Algerian commander Si Salah (Mohamed Lamouri), who briefly sought a negotiated settlement with French President Charles de Gaulle during the Algerian War, an episode whose handling by de Gaulle alienated hardline French officers like Maurice Challe.

Claims that use this term

• De Gaulle distrusted Si Salah’s renegades as turncoats against hierarchy.
• De Gaulle’s double-dealing with Si Salah’s breakaway F.L.N. faction pushed Challe toward revolt.
• De Gaulle’s public appeal to the G.P.R.A. sealed Si Salah’s fate