 Algerian War

The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian War of Independence or the Algerian Revolution ( '; '; or "") was fought between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front ( – FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France.An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare, fighting, and the use of torture.