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The Battle of Algiers
La battaglia di Algeri
Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.
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1954 → 1957
Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 3/5.
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