Seasons & Episodes
End of Empire
Aurès region, Algeria, November 1, 1954. Brahim, a bus driver, witnesses the assassination of two passengers. This atta
Popular Uprising
Summary executions, torture, raids, displacement of populations. In the name of so-called pacification, France violently
Terror and Guerrilla Warfare
Repression is not enough. France tries to “conquer souls and hearts” by entrusting social missions to the SAS (Speci
The Return of Charles de Gaulle
Due to the crisis of May 13, 1958, General De Gaulle returns to power. On June 4, 1958, in Algiers, De Gaulle says to th
Algerian Algeria!
On September 16, 1959, General de Gaulle proclaims Algeria's right to self-determination. The MNA is delighted to finall
Independence
The Algerian victory in the referendum exasperates part of the army and the Algerian French. The most radical supporters