The Failure of Decolonisation in Algeria: A Study on the National Liberation Front.

The article examines the failure of true decolonisation in Algeria following independence from France in 1962, focusing on the role of the National Liberation Front (FLN). Using Frantz Fanon's decolonisation framework, it argues that the FLN replicated colonial structures, neglected social and economic reforms, and established an authoritarian regime that led to widespread disillusionment and political instability. This failure contributed to the outbreak of the Algerian civil conflict known as the "Black Decade" (1991–2002), especially after the military annulled democratic elections won by the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), which had gained popular support by addressing social grievances through Islamic-based community services. The study situates these developments within Algeria’s colonial history, the FLN’s post-independence governance, and the rise of Islamist opposition, concluding that the FLN’s inability to achieve comprehensive decolonisation perpetuated cycles of oppression and conflict.