French Algerian Front
The French Algerian Front (FAF; French: Front Algérie Française) was a political and militant movement in favour of French Algeria, established in 1960 in Algiers. Its founder was Saïd Boualam.
French Algerian Front Front Algérie Française | |
|---|---|
| Past Presidents | Saïd Boualam Yvan Santini |
| Founded | 15 June 1960 |
| Dissolved | 5 December 1960 (dissolved by the government) |
| Headquarters | Boulevard Baudin, Algiers |
| Ideology | Anti-independence French nationalism French colonialism |
| Colors | Blue, white and red |
On 11 November 1960, a demonstration called by the Front degenerated into violence. A few weeks later, the Front called for the visit of president Charles de Gaulle to be violently opposed and for the army to mutiny against the government's orders.
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