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The History of Algeria: Colonization, Resistance, and Independence — Fexingo History

The History of Algeria: Colonization, Resistance, and Independence — Fexingo History

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 Algeria's past is a crucible of civilizations, from the Numidian kingdoms and Roman Africa to the rise of the Rustamid imamate and the Ottoman regency. This show, hosted by Lucas and Luna, plunges into the violent rupture of French colonization after 1830 — the conquest that devastated the indigenous society, the land seizures that turned peasants into sharecroppers, and the settler colonialism that created a two-tiered world. We trace the resistance of Emir Abdelkader, the Kabyle uprisings, and the crushing of the Mokrani Revolt. The 20th century brings the rise of the Parti du Peuple Algérien (PPA), the Sétif massacre of 1945, and the formation of the FLN. The war of independence (1954–1962) is explored in its brutality: the Battle of Algiers, the use of torture, the internment camps, and the OAS counter-terror. Independence under Ben Bella gives way to Boumediene's military state, the 'socialist' experiment, the black decade of the 1990s civil war against the FIS and GIA, and Bouteflika's rehabilitation. We also examine the enduring legacies: the hirak protest movement, the trauma of the war of memory with France, and the struggle for democracy today. The Casbah of Algiers and the Atlas mountains stand as silent witnesses. This is not a linear timeline but a conversation about power, identity, and the long shadow of empire.

#History #AlgerianHistory #NorthAfrica #FrenchColonialism #WarOfIndependence #FLN #EmirAbdelkader #BattleOfAlgiers #STifMassacre #OAS #Boumediene #BlackDecade #AlgerianCivilWar #Hirak #Decolonization #Maghreb #FexingoHistory #Podcast

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  • The Exodus: Algeria's Pieds-Noirs After Independence — Fexingo History

    The Exodus: Algeria's Pieds-Noirs After Independence — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    In July 1962, after 132 years of French rule, Algeria became independent. But the story didn't end there. For the million-strong pieds-noirs community—European settlers born in Algeria—the ceasefire unleashed a panic. Within months, nearly all of them fled, abandoning homes, farms, and businesses in a chaotic exodus. This episode follows the final months of the Algerian War through the eyes of the pieds-noirs: the Organisation de l'Armée Secrète's desperate terrorism, the mass flight to ports like Oran and Algiers, and the painful arrival in a France that barely acknowledged them. We explore the harki—Algerians who fought for France and were left behind—and the cultural erasure of a century-old community. Drawing on oral histories and the work of historian Benjamin Stora, we trace how the Exodus shaped both Algeria's post-colonial identity and France's lingering amnesia.

    #PiedsNoirs #AlgerianWar #Exodus1962 #OAS #Harkis #BenjaminStora #Oran #EvianAccords #FrenchColonialism #AlgerianIndependence #MassFlight #PiedsNoirsExodus #Histoire #Decolonization #AlgeriaHistory #Mediterranean #FexingoHistory #History #AlgerianHistory #NorthAfrica

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    8 min
  • The Battle of Algiers: Guerrillas, Torture, and the Death of a City — Fexingo History

    The Battle of Algiers: Guerrillas, Torture, and the Death of a City — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    In 1956, the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) launched a campaign of urban guerrilla warfare in the Casbah of Algiers, targeting French police and pied-noir civilians. The French response was brutal: paratroopers under General Jacques Massu, systematic torture, and the construction of an intelligence apparatus that broke the FLN network by 1957. This episode traces the key players—from Saadi Yacef, the FLN commander, to Germaine Tillion, the ethnographer who pleaded for restraint—and the events that turned the Battle of Algiers into a symbol of anti-colonial struggle. We explore the use of women bombers, the French use of torture as a countermeasure, and the legacy of a conflict that still haunts Algeria and France. The battle may have been a tactical victory for France, but it was a strategic disaster, galvanizing international opinion against French rule.

    #BattleOfAlgiers #FLN #SaadiYacef #JacquesMassu #GermaineTillion #Casbah #Algiers #UrbanGuerrilla #Torture #PiedsNoirs #AlgerianWar #1956 #1957 #FrenchParatroopers #WomenBombers #AntiColonial #History #FexingoHistory #AlgerianHistory #NorthAfrica

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    5 min
  • The Sétif Massacre: Algeria's Road to War — Fexingo History

    The Sétif Massacre: Algeria's Road to War — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    In May 1945, as Europe celebrated the end of World War II, Algeria experienced a brutal crackdown that would become a watershed moment in its struggle for independence. This episode explores the Sétif and Guelma massacres, where French colonial forces and settlers killed thousands of Algerian civilians in response to nationalist demonstrations. Lucas and Luna untangle the events of May 8, 1945, the role of the nationalist leader Ferhat Abbas, and the impact of the massacre on the Algerian independence movement. They discuss the French official cover-up, the long-term consequences that led to the Algerian War, and why this event is still a deeply contested memory today. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and historical records, the episode sheds light on a pivotal moment that shifted Algerian nationalism from peaceful protest to armed resistance.

    #Algeria #History #STifMassacre #Guelma #FerhatAbbas #AlgerianNationalism #FrenchColonialism #VEDay #Massacre #1945 #NorthAfrica #AlgerianWar #NationalistMovement #ColonialViolence #Decolonization #FexingoHistory #Memory #CollectiveMemory #AlgerianHistory #WarOfIndependence

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    9 min
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