Exodus of the Pied-Noirs

The exodus of the Pied-Noirs, or Exodus of the French from Algeria, refers to the wave of migration experienced around 1962 by the Pied-Noir community from Algeria, primarily to France. The French settlements in Algeria were then the result of the French conquest of Algeria beginning in 1830.

In 1959, the Pied-Noir population numbered 1,025,000, representing 10.4% of the population living in Algeria.[1] And a population of 200,000 Jews.[2] The fear of reprisals by the Algerian Liberation Movement against their community was widespread.[3][4] In the summer of 1962, almost 800,000 French settlers fled Algeria for exile in France.[5][6][7] Including 100,000 Jews[8] and 200,000 pro French Algerians.[9]

In 2022 president Emmanuel Macron met with Algerian born French citizens that came to France, and stated that a 1962 shooting by French troops against them was “unforgivable for the republic”. It marked the beginning of the mass exodus.[10][11] He also stated "On that day, French soldiers, poorly commanded and deployed against their will, fired on French people ... That day was a massacre," and acknowledged a second massacre in Oran in the same year.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Draï, Raphaël (2000). Lettre au président Bouteflika sur le retour des Pieds-Noirs en Algérie (in French). Michalon. ISBN 978-2-84186-125-5.
  2. ↑ Sarbib, Chloe (2021-01-25). "Losing My Aunt Meant Losing a Piece of Jewish Algerian History". Hey Alma. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  3. ↑ "1962 : l'exode des pieds-noirs". imagesdefense.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-14.
  4. ↑ Banerjee, Sukanya; McGuinness, Aims; McKay, Steven C. (2012-07-11). New Routes for Diaspora Studies. Indiana University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-253-00217-4.
  5. ↑ "Pieds-Noirs – Pieds-Noirs". University of Stirling. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
  6. ↑ MCCAdmin (2019-08-16). "The BBC's exploration of Algeria's 'Pieds Noirs' and their exodus from Africa". Retrieved 2026-04-14.
  7. ↑ Braestrup, Peter (1963-05-26). "New Dilemmas for the 'Pieds Noirs'; Although life in Algeria is slowly improving for the 120,000 Europeans who remained after last year's mass exodus, the question is still open: to stay or to go? New Dilemmas for the 'Pieds Noirs'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  8. ↑ The Alliance Review. American Friends of the Alliance Israelite Universelle. 1963. p. 32.
  9. ↑ Reference Library of Arab America: Countries & ethnic groups, Algeria to Jordan. Gale Group. 1999. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7876-4174-0.
  10. ↑ Chrisafis, Angelique (2022-01-26). "Macron meets Algerian-born French citizens with one eye on election". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
  11. ↑ "Macron calls the 1962 Isly 'massacre' in Algiers 'unforgiveable'". France 24. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
  12. ↑ "France's Macron offers solemn recognition of 1962 Algiers shootings". RFI. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2026-04-16.

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