The Front de l'Algérie française was a political and militant movement in favour of French Algeria, created in 1960 in Algiers. Its founder was Said Boualam. In a short time, the organisation had 400,000 members and by November 1960 this had grown to a million of which 40% were Muslims, although Muslim support for French rule mostly evaporated by December, due to the unstoppable rise of the FLN. Its core membership were Pieds noirs. The organisation was banned by the French Authorities on December 24, 1960. Among the activities organised by the front, was a general strike in the country. Strikers included forty civil servants and the Front attempted to force the Algerians to join as well. On November 11, 1961, a demonstration called by the Front degenerated into violence. A few weeks later, the Front called for the visit of the presidentCharles de Gaulle to be violently opposed and for the army to mutiny against the government's orders.
History
Creation of the FAF
The FAF is born on 15 June, 1960 following a meeting between former FNN and ex - UNR held at 73 Alfred Street -Leluch in Algiers. Yvan Santini announces the creation of the FAF at a press conference held the same day or June 17, according to sources. In a few days, the partygets more than 400,000 memberships to count, on 1 November, 1960, nearly a million members including 40% of Muslims.
Violent Manifestations and Dissolution
The 11 November, 1960, a demonstration at the call of the French Algerian Front degenerates into a riot in Algiers. On 8 December following, the movement calls for violent opposition to the visit of the General de Gaulle and, to the army, to no longer support its policy in Algeria. Following the riots in Algiers on December 9, the French Algerian Front is banned by the French authorities on 15 December, 1960.
Clandestine activity
On March 7, 1961, a leaflet claiming a series of attacks perpetrated in Algiers was signed jointly by the FAF and the France-Resurrection network, an organization separate from the OAS.
