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Algerian War
war between France and the Algerian independence movement from 1954 to 1962
National Liberation Front
political party in Algeria
pieds-noirs
The '''''' (; ; : ) are an ethno-cultural group of people of French and other European descent who were born in Algeria during the period of French colonial rule from 1830 to 1962. Many of them departed for mainland France during and after the Algerian War of Independence.
Evian Accords
treaty signed by France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic to end the Algerian War
Oued Fodda
town and commune in Chlef Province, Algeria
Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage
France's former external intelligence agency
Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic
1958–1962 government-in-exile of the National Liberation Front
Algerian Red Crescent
National Red Crescent Society in Algeria
Morice Line
defensive line built in the 1950s to protect Algeria
Declaration of November 1, 1954
Algerian independentist proclamation
Independence Day
national holiday in Algeria

North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
Douk-Douk
The douk-douk is a French-made pocket knife of simple sheet-metal construction. It has been manufactured by the M. C. Cognet cutlery firm in Thiers, France, since 1929.