ALGERIAN WAR

Nov 1, 1954 1st open fighting

Mar. 1955 martial law

Jan. 1956 Socialist Mollet p.m. troops increase to 400,000+ (draftees)

Nov. 1956 Suez Crisis

1957 "Battle of Algiers"

Feb 1958 Tunisian border raid

END OF 4TH REPUBLIC (1958)

April 15 resignation of cabinet
May 13 Pflimlin govt takes power
May 13 demonstration in Algiers
May 15 De Gaulle "I am ready"
May 28 Pflimlin resigns
June 1 Nat'l Assembly votes DeGaulle P.M. 329 to 244

BIRTH OF 5TH REPUBLIC
June 4-7 De Gaulle visit to Algeria "Je vous ai compris"
Sept 4 De Gaulle presents constitution
Sept. 28 vote on constitution 79.25% in favor

CONSTITUTION OF 5TH REPUBLIC

Legislature
-Kept Chamber (univ. suffrage)
-Kept Senate (indirect election)
-Kept cabinet and Prime Minister
-No confidence vote restricted

President
-elected for 7 yr. (indirectly at first)
-chooses prime minister
-right to submit referenda

END OF ALGERIAN CONFLICT

Oct. 1958 offer of cease-fire (rejected)

[May 1960 French colonies allowed vote on indep.]

June 1960 rebels refuse disarmament before negotiations

Jan 1961 referendum on self-determ. (75.2% in favor)

Apr. 11, 1961 De Gaulle suggests indep.
Apr. 22, 1961 Coup of 4 generals
Apr. 23, 1961 De Gaulle denounces coup

OAS formed

Sept. 1961 assasination attempt on De Gaulle fails

March 1962 Evian Agreement (indep)

Apr 8, 1962 referendum on indep (91% in favor)

July 1, 1962 vote in Algeria on indep (99.7 in favor)

June 1964 last French troops leave Algeria