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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September 4, 1870 – Third Republic declared. Insurrection in Paris, while France continues war against Prussia. 1870 – The Crémieux decree naturalizes the Algerian Jewish community, but does nothing to alter the inferior legal status of ...
September 4, 1870 – Third Republic declared. Insurrection in Paris, while France continues war against Prussia. 1870 – The Crémieux decree naturalizes the Algerian Jewish community, but does nothing to alter the inferior legal status of ...
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September – Algerian Communist Party officially banned by French government. 1956 February – Jacques Soustelle leaves post of governor general and Robert Lacoste is named as his replacement; the post is renamed “minister resident,” ...
September – Algerian Communist Party officially banned by French government. 1956 February – Jacques Soustelle leaves post of governor general and Robert Lacoste is named as his replacement; the post is renamed “minister resident,” ...
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1959 September – De Gaulle makes it clear he will pursue selfdetermination for Algerians in a national referendum. 1960 January – Conservative French settlers revolt against French government, put up barricades in Algiers.
1959 September – De Gaulle makes it clear he will pursue selfdetermination for Algerians in a national referendum. 1960 January – Conservative French settlers revolt against French government, put up barricades in Algiers.
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1963–87 September 1963 – Ben Bella elected to first five-year term as president. October 1963 – Sands War begins between Morocco and Algeria. October 17, 1963 – Hocine Aït Ahmed, founder of Front des Forces Socialistes (FFS, ...
1963–87 September 1963 – Ben Bella elected to first five-year term as president. October 1963 – Sands War begins between Morocco and Algeria. October 17, 1963 – Hocine Aït Ahmed, founder of Front des Forces Socialistes (FFS, ...
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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. August 2 – Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq invades Kuwait.
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. August 2 – Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq invades Kuwait.
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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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