Pacification of Algeria
| Pacification of Algeria | |
|---|---|
| Part of the French conquest of Algeria | |
Chronological map of the French conquest | |
| Location | French Algeria |
| Date | 1830–1875 |
| Target | Muslim Algerians |
Attack type | Genocide, ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, chemical warfare, scorched earth |
| Deaths | 500,000–1,000,000 |
| Perpetrator | French colonial empire |
| Motive | French nationalism, imperialism, settler colonialism, Islamophobia, anti-Arab racism, Kabyle myth |
The pacification of Algeria, also known as the Algerian genocide, refers to violent military operations between 1830 and 1875 during the French conquest of Algeria, that often involved ethnic cleansing, massacres and forced displacement, aimed at repressing various tribal rebellions by the native Algerian population. Between 500,000 and 1 million Algerians were killed, out of an estimated population of 3 million. During this period, France formally annexed Algeria in 1834, and approximately 1 million European settlers moved to the Algerian colony. Various scholars consider France's actions in Algeria as genocidal or constituting a genocide.