Algeria since 1989: Between Terror and DemocracyAlgeria's democratic experiment is seminal in post-Cold War history. The first Muslim nation to attempt the transition from an authoritarian system to democratic pluralism, this North African country became a test case for reform in Africa, the Arab world and beyond. Yet when the country looked certain to become the world's first elected Islamic republic, there was a military coup and the democratic process was brought sharply to a halt. Islamists declared jihad on the state and hundreds of thousands of civilians were killed in the ensuing decade of state repression. Le Sueur shows that Algeria is at the very heart of contemporary debates about Islam and secular democracy, arguing that the stability of Algeria is crucial for the security of the wider Middle East. Algeria Since 1989 is a lively and essential examination of how the fate of one country is entwined with much greater global issues. |
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Pagina ix
March 1871 – Paris Commune begins and lasts for two months. May 10, 1871 – Treaty of Frankfurt ends the Franco-Prussian war. 1881 – French law separates religion from education. 1881 – France invades Tunisia.
March 1871 – Paris Commune begins and lasts for two months. May 10, 1871 – Treaty of Frankfurt ends the Franco-Prussian war. 1881 – French law separates religion from education. 1881 – France invades Tunisia.
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1962 March – Evian meetings between FLN and French formalize the terms of ceasefire; OAS responds with a wave of terror in Algeria. March 15 – Mouloud Feraoun and five other leaders of Centres Sociaux murdered by OAS in an attempt to ...
1962 March – Evian meetings between FLN and French formalize the terms of ceasefire; OAS responds with a wave of terror in Algeria. March 15 – Mouloud Feraoun and five other leaders of Centres Sociaux murdered by OAS in an attempt to ...
Pagina xiv
March 9 – Front Islamique du Salut (FIS) founded. September 14 – FIS recognized by government as an official party. 1990 June 12 – First free elections held. FIS win nation-wide local elections, well ahead of FLN.
March 9 – Front Islamique du Salut (FIS) founded. September 14 – FIS recognized by government as an official party. 1990 June 12 – First free elections held. FIS win nation-wide local elections, well ahead of FLN.
Pagina xv
March 4 – FIS banned by HCE. June 29 – Mohamed Boudiaf assassinated. July 19 - Belaïd Abdessalam becomes prime minister. August 9 – Hassiba Boulmerka wins Algeria's first Olympic gold medal, for the 1,500-meter race, at Barcelona Games.
March 4 – FIS banned by HCE. June 29 – Mohamed Boudiaf assassinated. July 19 - Belaïd Abdessalam becomes prime minister. August 9 – Hassiba Boulmerka wins Algeria's first Olympic gold medal, for the 1,500-meter race, at Barcelona Games.
Pagina xvi
1996 March 27 – Monks of the Notre Dame de l'Atlas monastery at Tibhirine abducted. It is announced two months later that they have been killed. May – Osama Bin Laden, expelled from Sudan, returns to Afghanistan.
1996 March 27 – Monks of the Notre Dame de l'Atlas monastery at Tibhirine abducted. It is announced two months later that they have been killed. May – Osama Bin Laden, expelled from Sudan, returns to Afghanistan.
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Inhoudsopgave
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2 The road to reform | 31 |
generals and presidents in a time of terror | 53 |
civil society peace and sidelining generals | 74 |
5 Energy and the economy of terror | 98 |
local and global jihadis | 122 |
from the GSPC to AQMI | 143 |
Algerias Rushdie syndrome | 169 |
a historians reflections on amnesty in Algeria | 195 |
Notes | 207 |
Index | 230 |
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