De Gaulle and Since: 1944-1962

To a man that Sartre would never stop hating. Moves to La Rochelle. A delicate and studious boy but the victim of bulling and harassment.

Meets Paul Nizan who becomes a close friend at L'école normale supérieure. Two brililant young men, and they have their first taste of rebellion and provocation.

In Mexico, by an agent of Stalin.

First in Nancy and then in the Stalag.

Written in 1947 but put on in 1948.

Simone de Beauvoir's integral text on feminism.

Student-led uprising against the Hungarian government and its Soviet-let policies. After it gained in traction, the Soviets agreed to negotiate, then changed its mind and sent in the tanks. Deeply unpopular move that lost a lot of Communist members.

"aucun homme ne mérite d'etre consacré de son vivant." - Didn't want to be defined by his life whilst he was still alive and could have done more to change his perception.

La population "francaise" ne constitue que 10% de la population totale de l'Algérie.

Also known as "Opérations de maintien de l'ordre", not until 1999 would the war be officially recognised.

Known as the starting date of the Algerian war, created by attacks on white French civlians by members of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN).

Bombs planted in Algers to stir up sentiment among the urban Muslims as well as shootings - mostly all conducted by the FLN. General Jacques Massu won the battle by breaking the general strike and the FLN's infrastructure but by using dubious tactics including torture and quadrillage. This put doubt into the France about their position in Algeria.

L'Assemblée Nationale votent les "pouvoirs spéciaux" qui donnent à la police, les pouvoirs qui lui rendent capables de gérer la tension croissainte. Un acte dubieux à cause de l'air vague de ses pouvoirs.

Les principaux représentants du FLN sont arretés a Algiers par la police francaise. Cet acte renforce la position du FLN contre la France.

Appointed as PM, favourable because he wanted to begin negotiations again and a ceasefire. 58% of French wanted this in Jan 1958.

General Massu seizes control of Algeria after peaceful protests against the killing of three French soldiers in Tunisia turned to riots. Salan becomes the head of a "Comité du salut public".

The CSP takes over the island of Corsica.

He appeals au "plus illustre des Francais" to be the last Président of the 4th Republic.

and his new government officially ratified by the Assemblée Nationale.

De Gaulle's visit to Algeria raises the hopes of the pieds-noirs and others to still be a part of France.

Becomes more and more sceptical about an Algerian integration into France, he tuns towards auto-determination in wanting Algeria to decide for themselves.

But the L'OAS attempt to sabotage the ceasefire using plastic missiles.

de Gaulle declares Algeria an independent country.