 The "Café wars", resulting in nearly 5,000 deaths, were waged in France between the two rebel groups throughout the years of the War of Independence.On the political front, the FLN worked to persuade—and to coerce—the Algerian masses to support the aims of the independence movement through contributions.FLN-influenced labor unions, professional associations, and students' and women's organizations were created to lead opinion in diverse segments of the population, but here too, violent coercion was widely used.