Algerian War of Independence
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The Algerian War of Independence was a major mid-20th-century anti-colonial conflict in which Algerian nationalists fought against French rule, ultimately leading to Algeria’s independence in 1962.
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Target entity: Algerian War of Independence Context triple: [Algeria, independenceEvent, Algerian War of Independence]
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North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted conflict from 1975 to 1990 involving sectarian militias, foreign interventions, and devastating urban warfare that reshaped Lebanon’s political and social landscape.
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Tunisian campaign
The Tunisian campaign was the final phase of the North African fighting in World War II, in which Allied forces defeated Axis troops in Tunisia in 1943, leading to the surrender of large German and Italian forces.
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Syrian–Lebanese campaign
The Syrian–Lebanese campaign was a World War II Allied military operation in 1941 to seize control of Syria and Lebanon from Vichy French forces and secure the Eastern Mediterranean.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Algerian War of Independence Target entity description: The Algerian War of Independence was a major mid-20th-century anti-colonial conflict in which Algerian nationalists fought against French rule, ultimately leading to Algeria’s independence in 1962.
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North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted conflict from 1975 to 1990 involving sectarian militias, foreign interventions, and devastating urban warfare that reshaped Lebanon’s political and social landscape.
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Tunisian campaign
The Tunisian campaign was the final phase of the North African fighting in World War II, in which Allied forces defeated Axis troops in Tunisia in 1943, leading to the surrender of large German and Italian forces.
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Syrian–Lebanese campaign
The Syrian–Lebanese campaign was a World War II Allied military operation in 1941 to seize control of Syria and Lebanon from Vichy French forces and secure the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-colonial conflict
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independence war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Algerian War of Independence
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surface form:
Algerian Revolution
Algerian War of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Algerian War
Algerian War of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Algerian War of Liberation
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| cause |
Algerian nationalism
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French colonial rule in Algeria ⓘ failure of reforms to grant equality and autonomy ⓘ political and economic discrimination against Muslim Algerians ⓘ |
| civilianImpact | widespread displacement of Algerian population ⓘ |
| combatant |
Algerian nationalist guerrillas
ⓘ
National Liberation Front ⓘ
surface form:
Armée de Libération Nationale
French Army ⓘ National Gendarmerie ⓘ
surface form:
French Gendarmerie
Harkis ⓘ National Liberation Front ⓘ Organisation armée secrète ⓘ |
| endDate | 1962-07-05 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ |
| independenceDeclared | 1962-07-05 ⓘ |
| involvedTactic |
collective punishment
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counter-insurgency operations ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ urban terrorism ⓘ use of torture ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
Evian Accords
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surface form:
Evian Accords of 1962
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| mainBelligerent |
National Liberation Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Armée de Libération Nationale
French Army ⓘ French Republic ⓘ National Liberation Front ⓘ |
| opponent |
French authorities
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surface form:
French colonial authorities
French colonists ⓘ
surface form:
French settlers in Algeria
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| partOf |
Cold War era conflicts
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decolonization of Africa ⓘ |
| place |
Algeria
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French Algeria ⓘ Metropolitan France ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
collapse of the French Fourth Republic
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creation of the French Fifth Republic ⓘ establishment of independent Algerian state ⓘ return to power of Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945 ⓘ |
| relatedIdeology |
Algerian nationalism
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French colonialism ⓘ anti-colonialism ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
National Liberation Front
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surface form:
Front de Libération Nationale
Organisation armée secrète ⓘ |
| result |
Algerian independence
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Evian Accords ⓘ departure of many pro-French Algerians (Harkis) ⓘ end of French rule in Algeria ⓘ mass exodus of European settlers from Algeria ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Algiers putsch of 1961
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Algerian War of Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Algiers
May 1958 crisis in France ⓘ Philippeville massacre ⓘ Sétif and Guelma aftermath-related repression ⓘ Toussaint Rouge ⓘ signing of the Evian Accords ⓘ |
| startDate | 1954-11-01 ⓘ |
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Subject: Algerian War of Independence Description of subject: The Algerian War of Independence was a major mid-20th-century anti-colonial conflict in which Algerian nationalists fought against French rule, ultimately leading to Algeria’s independence in 1962.
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