# Canonical recap data for Algeria Independence from France (1962)
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slug: algerian-independence
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1962/algerian-independence"
title: Algeria Independence from France
subtitle: Algeria's hard-won independence after an eight-year war became a defining moment in decolonization and anti-colonial struggle.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1962-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1962
decade: 1960
country:
name: Algeria
slug: algeria
summaryShort: The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution, the Franco-Algerian War, or the Algerian War of Independence, was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. An important decolonization war, it w
summaryLong: The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution, the Franco-Algerian War, or the Algerian War of Independence, was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare and war crimes. The conflict also became a civil war between the different communities and within the communities. The war took place mainly on the territory of French Algeria, with repercussions in metropolitan France.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Algeria"
importance: 85
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_War"
  title: Algeria's independence from France
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- revolution
metaDescription: "The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution, the Franco-Algerian War, or the Algerian War of Independence, was an armed conflict between France and "
wikidataQid: Q200790
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628010248/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_War"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-28
  label: Algeria's independence from France
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_War"
taxonomy:
domain: military
eventTypes:
- war
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
- transformation
impactRadius: regional
velocity: gradual
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
