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Toussaint Rouge, 1954
The FLN launched roughly 70 coordinated attacks across Algeria, marking the start of the Algerian War of Independence.
Significance here: The opening of the eight-year war that led to Algerian independence.
Timeline: Algeria
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1962 exodus of pieds-noirs and killing of harkis
Roughly 800,000 French settlers fled to France, while French-sourced estimates put harki deaths at over 60,000.
Significance here: One of the most significant social consequences of the transition to independence.
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Évian Accords, 1962
France and the Algerian Provisional Government signed the Évian Accords, ending the Algerian War of Independence and providing for a ceasefire and a self-determination referendum.
Significance here: Ended the Algerian War of Independence and set the legal basis for the 1962 referendum.
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· Referendum or popular consultation
Algerian self-determination referendum, 1962
Algerians voted on 1 July 1962 on whether Algeria should become an independent state co-operating with France under the terms of the Évian Accords; 99.72% of votes cast were for independence.
Significance here: The vote whose result led directly to Algeria's independence two days later.
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Independence of Algeria, 1962
France declared Algerian independence on 3 July 1962, two days after the self-determination referendum.
Significance here: The formal end of French rule following the referendum.
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Admission of Algeria to the United Nations, 1962
Following the Security Council's recommendation, the General Assembly admitted the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria as a member of the United Nations.
Significance here: Formal international recognition of Algerian statehood following independence.
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