Algerian War
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The Algerian War was a conflict fought between France and Algerian independence fighters from 1954 to 1962 that resulted in Algeria gaining independence from French colonial rule. The war matters because it was a major upheaval that reshaped North Africa and marked a significant end to European colonialism in the region.
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