A GROUP OF ALGERIAN PRISONERS HUDDLE AGAINST A WALL AS FRENCH TROOPS LOOK ON
A group of Algerian prisoners huddle against a wall as French troops look on. Over the course of the conflict, hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Algeria would die. Some estimate that the real number is over 1 million. A group of Algerian Muslims show their support for Algerian independence in Algiers. December 1960. The sign reads "Muslim Algeria." People in the crowd chanted "Algérie algérienne," which roughly translates to "Algeria for Algerians" and "Vive le FLN" — in support of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN), the pro-Algerian forces. This march eventually turned violent. According to official reports, 120 people died in Algiers in December 1960, 112 of whom were Muslim. Protests against French occupation in Algeria took place in France, too. After eight people were killed while demonstrating against the war, thousands in Paris turned up for their funeral. 1962. French President Charles de Gaulle during a 1960 trip to Algeria. De G...