Word: algerianness
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...U.N.R. party was organized in 1958, he was asked whether it should be a party of the right, center or left. Declared the general: "De Gaulle is not of the left. Nor of the right. Nor of the center. De Gaulle is above " After the 1962 referendum on the Algerian peace agreement, an aide ran to the Elysee Palace to tell the President that he had won a staggering 90% majority. De Gaulle pondered the news, then leaped to his feet. "This country," he thundered, "is flabby...
...personalizing government powers even more," would strengthen subversive elements; their "only problem would be to overthrow De Gaulle, dictatorial power then devolving on them." But there was little doubt that De Gaulle, as usual, would have his way. In three previous referendums-the latest concerned his formula for the Algerian peace agreement-he never failed to pull in less than 70% of all Frenchmen who voted. To ensure that his administration presents a solid front, De Gaulle last week reshuffled his Cabinet to make it more strongly Gaullist, elevated Christian Fouchet, an outspokenly honest official who served with distinction...
...Bella. Also ranged against Ben Bella is the bulk of organized labor in Algeria, led by realistic unionists such as Ali Yahia, an ex-schoolteacher who believes that living standards can be maintained only through cooperation with France. Even more bitterly opposed to the Politburo are the 250,000 Algerian workers in France, whose organization still refuses to send funds to Ben Bella's de facto government...
...units in fighting trim with diversionary attacks on the French army's fortified defense lines across the border, but his troops took no part in the bitter war in Algeria itself. Thus the army's losses were trifling compared with those of the guerrilla fighters in the Algerian wilayas. Boumedienne is detested by wilaya leaders, who say that he starved them of sorely needed weapons that were lavished on his private troops. "One has one's attachments." Boumedienne answers. "Mine is the army." With stubborn idealism that is ironically reminiscent of many French officers, Boumedienne asserts that...
What is abundantly clear is that few, if any, Algerian leaders would now attempt to clip Boumedienne's wings, as Benkhedda tried to do. Ben Bella, whom the colonel has known and supported since 1952, has more reason to fear that his government will not be able to rebuild Algeria's shattered economy or redistribute its land fast enough to please his impatient chief of staff. In that case, the next time Boumedienne marches, it will probably be to rivet army rule on Algeria. Boumedienne has often remarked that "the army is the spearhead of the revolution...