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Algerian War

The first referendum on the self-determination of Algeria

Sunday Jan 8, 1961
France and Algeria

De Gaulle convoked the first referendum on the self-determination of Algeria on January 8, 1961, which 75% of the voters (both in France and Algeria) approved and de Gaulle's government began secret peace negotiations with the FLN. In the Algerian départements 69.51% voted in favor of self-determination.


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