Timeline of the Algerian Civil War

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The

Islamist rebel groups, sparked by a military overthrow of the newly elected Islamist government. The war lasted from December 1991 until February 2002, though in the south of the country an Islamist insurgency
remains ongoing.

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

  • January 14 - Representatives of FIS, FFS, and FLN (and some smaller parties) sign the Sant'Egidio platform (text) in Rome, seeing it as a blueprint for ending the conflict. The Algerian government found its provisions unacceptable, and did not sign.
  • February 21 -
    Serkadji prison mutiny
    ; 4 guards and 96 prisoners killed in a day and a half, following an escape attempt and prison mutiny in a high-security prison for people charged with or convicted of terrorism.
  • November 16 -
    Liamine Zeroual
    elected president.

1996

1997

  • April 3 - Thalit massacre; all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed.
  • April 22 - Haouch Khemisti massacre; 93 villagers killed.
  • April 23 - Omaria massacre in Algeria; 42 villagers killed.
  • June 5 - Parliamentary elections. The newly created pro-government Democratic National Rally (RND) comes first, with 156/380 seats, followed by the Islamist Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) (69) and the former single party FLN (62); these top three form a coalition government. Zeroual remains president.
  • June 16 -
    Dairat Labguer massacre
    ; some 50 people killed.
  • July 27 - Si Zerrouk massacre; about 50 people killed.
  • August 3 - Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre; 40-76 villagers killed.
  • August 20 - Souhane massacre; over 60 people killed, 15 kidnapped.
  • August 26 -
    Beni-Ali massacre
    ; 60-100 people killed.
  • August 29 - Rais massacre; over 98 (and possibly up to 400) people killed.
  • September 1 -
    Ali Belhadj
    remains in jail.
  • September 5 -
    Beni-Messous massacre
    ; over 87 killed.
  • September 19 - Guelb El-Kebir massacre; 53 killed.
  • September 21 - The AIS declares a unilateral ceasefire.
  • September 22 - Bentalha massacre; over 200 villagers killed.
  • October 12 -
    Sidi Daoud massacre
    ; 43 killed at a fake roadblock.
  • November 27 - Second Souhane massacre; 25 killed.
  • December 24 - Sid El-Antri massacre; 50-100 villagers killed.
  • December 30 -
    Wilaya of Relizane massacres of December 30, 1997
    : up to 400 people are killed in four villages in the wilaya of Relizane.

1998

1999

  • April 15 - Abdelaziz Bouteflika elected president, all other candidates having withdrawn alleging fraud.
  • June 5 - The Islamic Salvation Army (AIS), the FIS's armed wing, agrees in principle to disband and starts negotiating for an amnesty for its fighters.
  • November 22 - Senior FIS member Abdelkader Hachani assassinated.

2000

  • January 11 - AIS concludes its negotiations with the government for an amnesty and disbands.

2001

2002

2003

2004

References

  1. ^ Whitney, Craig R. (24 May 1996). "7 French Monks Reported Killed By Islamic Militants in Algeria". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ https://crescent.icit-digital.org/articles/algerians-wait-to-see-results-of-fis-leaders-release-from-jail#:~:text=Abbas%20Madani%2C%20the%20leader%20of%20Algeria%E2%80%99s%20banned%20Islamic,weeks%20of%20political%20demonstrations%20calling%20for%20free%20elections
  3. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/21/world/militant-slain-in-algeria-ties-to-qaeda-are-reported.html
  4. ^ https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/381675/Algerie_Le_chef_du_GIA%252C_Rachid_Abou_Tourab%252C_aurait_ete_tue.html

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