Why did the French leave Algeria

>>2581031
>Cheese eating surrender monkeys

I read because of De Gaul wanting a more issolation policy for France. Wasn't there almost a coup because of this decision?

It was never going to work in the long run anyway. De Gaulle was smart enough to see that.

>>2581031

Was there anything of value in Algeria besides sand?

>>2581126
It was the gateway to a lot of their other colonies.

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>>2581126

qts

>>2581108
Charlie wanted full integration or bust. He saw that the current situation was hopeless and popular sentiment was changing in favour of getting rid of colonies.

The Legion wanted to perform a coup because of it and put Algeria (and maybe) France under military rule for a while. Algeria was the homebase for the Legion (who were a fair bit more hawkish than the regular French army) and had support lf the majority of the Pied Noirs (ethnic French people living in Algeria).

As the Pied Noirs were targeted by anti-colonial terrorism the French government started to withdraw more and more.

Consider it a psychological victory over a physical victory (like what happened in 'Nam; you can have the better KDR but still lose the war).

>>2581126
The coastal areas have Mediterranean climate and some agriculture. Also they are separated from the Sahara by the Atlas mountains.

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>>2581160
North-African girls are hot.

>>2581126
Oil (though I don't think they knew about it yet)

What is it with sandy shitholes and oil, btw? Why does it always appear in these pain in the ass uncooperative countries?

>ye just add another 50 million muslims to your nation senpai

>>2581031
Demographics basically. Muslim population of Algieria was booming (and would continue to do so for decades). Pied Noirs were doomed to become an insignificant minority. France had to either give Muslims full rights (and hence enfranchise millions of them) or abandon the colony entirely.