French control of algeria

Make it so that France retains control of Algieria to the modern day.

Bonus points if you start from the year 1830

After WWII, France:

1) Gives all Algerians citizenship, regardless of ethnicity or religion

2) Gives Arabic and Berber equal status with French in Algeria

3) Institutes some kind of devolved Algerian parliament.

All of these, I think, would be necessary to blunt the appeal of Algerian nationalism enough to prevent the broad-based insurgency of the FLN. And yes, I'll agree with the objection that the OTL 4th Republic doing all these things is almost ASB, so perhaps this TL needs some changes in French political culture, like making it less resolutely centrist (French Algeria is just NOT going to be governed with the same status as Provence)
 
Not treating the Muslim population of Algeria as second-class citizens would be a good start for the French to retain permanent control over Algeria.
 
After WWII, France:

1) Gives all Algerians citizenship, regardless of ethnicity or religion

2) Gives Arabic and Berber equal status with French in Algeria

3) Institutes some kind of devolved Algerian parliament.

All of these, I think, would be necessary to blunt the appeal of Algerian nationalism enough to prevent the broad-based insurgency of the FLN. And yes, I'll agree with the objection that the OTL 4th Republic doing all these things is almost ASB, so perhaps this TL needs some changes in French political culture, like making it less resolutely centrist (French Algeria is just NOT going to be governed with the same status as Provence)

Not treating the Muslim population of Algeria as second-class citizens would be a good start for the French to retain permanent control over Algeria.



All right we all now that this is the answer when I post a question like this... but the thing is that how do we get a white supremacist nation(unintelligable comment I will apoligize if wrong) such as France to get to that point of relgious and racial tolerance for france itself to do that?
 
The other option to being nice is to go the other extreme. It won't be pretty but the best bet is during the Imperial era. Atrocities will need to be committed, and in some areas downright genocide. It is entirely possible under a fascist or dictatorship regime. Look at Libya re the Italian Empire. Had the fascists remained neutral in WW2 and stayed in power beyond it was projected that by 1960 Libya would have a majority Italian population. It could even still be part of Italy today post fascism.
 
3) Institutes some kind of devolved Algerian parliament.

(French Algeria is just NOT going to be governed with the same status as Provence)

I disagree.

Unless France itself decides to implement a fully Federal structure treating Algeria differently is going to result in it eventually seceding, as they'll gradually demand more and more autonomy until by the 90's/first few years of 2000 their's either a 40% minority or outright majority who support full seperation.

Dividing Algeria into equal departments like the metropole and then treating them the same is the only way for France to both retain its centralist structure and Algeria.
 
All right we all now that this is the answer when I post a question like this... but the thing is that how do we get a white supremacist nation(unintelligable comment I will apoligize if wrong) such as France to get to that point of relgious and racial tolerance for france itself to do that?

France is not White Supremacist and calling them that is frankly insulting to the French people as much as saying America is Fascist.
 
All right we all now that this is the answer when I post a question like this... but the thing is that how do we get a white supremacist nation(unintelligable comment I will apoligize if wrong) such as France to get to that point of relgious and racial tolerance for france itself to do that?

The main issue is of course the local population in Algeria, and the size which today numbers around 35 millions. IOT have a "white christian" Algeria, you need drastic measures.....and I hate to say it, either mass extermination of the local population, og having them forced into exile (or a combination). One way of reaching a scenario where this is plausible, could be somehow having France developing a Fascist ideology, similar to Nazism, but based on the fear of Islam, calling Muslims "untermensch" only worthy of extermination.....how you get to this point, is an entirely different matter, though. :confused:
 
France is not White Supremacist and calling them that is frankly insulting to the French people as much as saying America is Fascist.

I do not think the Russian Sailor is saying that France is so today. He is asking, how could you get to such a situation....This is after all alternate history.
 
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