Evian agreements

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The Évian Accords were signed on March 18, 1962 in Évian-les-Bains, France by France and the F.L.N. (Front de Libération nationale), putting an end to the war in Algeria with a formal cease-fire proclaimed for March 19, and formalizing the idea of cooperative exchange between the two countries. Then-French president Charles de Gaulle wanted to maintain French interests in the area, including industrial and commercial primacy and control over Saharan oil reserves. In addition, the European French community (the colon population) in Algeria was guaranteed religious freedom and property rights as well as French citizenship with the option to choose between French and Algerian citizenship after three years. In exchange, Algeria received access to technical assistance and financial aid from the French government. Algerians were permitted to continue freely circulating between their country and France for work, although they would not have equal political rights to French citizens. The OAS right-wing movement opposed the negotiations through a series of bombings and an assassination attempt, at Le Petit Clamart, against general de Gaulle.

The agreements included an article which stated that "Algeria concede... to France the use of certain air bases, terrains, sites and military installations which are necessary to it [France]." These military installations were used until 1966 by France to carry out nuclear tests.

[edit] The negotiators

Delegation of the Front de libération nationale (FLN)
- Krim Belkacem
- Saad Dahlab
- Ahmed Boumendjel
- Ahmed Francis
- Taïeb Boulahrouf
- Mohammed Ben Yahia
- Rehda Malek
- Kaïd Ahmed (Commandant Slimane)
- Commandant Mendjli
French delegation
- Louis Joxe
- Bernard Tricot
- Roland Cadet
- Yves Roland-Billecart
- Claude Chayet
- Bruno de Leusse
- Vincent Labouret
- Jean Simon (general)
- Hubert de Seguins Pazzis (lieutenant-colonel)
- Robert Buron
- Jean de Broglie