Talk:Accusations of French genocide against Algerians/Old Version

More than 1,5 million Algerian Muslim Arabs were massacred under the French rule.

France has never accepted its responsibilities in the tragedy. However Algerian State accuse Paris of commitin genocide against Algerian people and its identity. According to to Paris Government all these issues should be left to the historians and should not be an issue in politics.

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for instance says that French colonization of his country Algeria was a form of genocide. In memoirs, some French officers have described torture of Algerians during the war, however France has never accepted its responsibility in tortures and massacres in Algeria. Paris says that the past should be left to historians. More than 1,5 million Algerians were massacred under the French rule (Scotsman, 17 April 2006) Mr. President accuse the French of committing a genocide. "This wasn't only a genocide against the Algerian people but also a genocide against Algerian identity. We no longer know whether we are Berbers (indigenous North Africans), Arabs, Europeans or French" Algerian President said. ".

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Algeria Genocides in history

Related Links on Algerian Genocide Committed by France Against Muslim Arabs


 * "Colonial abuses haunt France", By Hugh Schofield, BBC News
 * French colonisation 'genocide' N24
 * Algerian leader calls colonisation 'genocide' Scotsman