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In our TL, French King Charles X invaded Algeria (Algiers) shortly before he was overthrown. After his overthrow, the Algerian expedition was so popular that the new French King Louis Philippe continued it in spite of the fact that he was personally opposed to it.

Anyway, what if Charles X gets overthrown before he is able to give the order to invade Algeria? (Or, alternatively, you could have him delay this order until he gets overthrown, after which point he'll obviously lack the ability to issue such an order.) What would happen to Algeria in this scenario?

I strongly doubt that Louis Philippe would have been willing to invade Algeria without Charles actually laying the groundwork for this. Thus, how does Algeria fare if the French are not there starting from 1830?
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