Access to the archives of the Algerian war: "The Elysée makes an important gesture", judge Benjamin Stora
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Photo taken on October 29, 2001 in a room of the Historical Service of the Army (SHAT) at the Château de Vincennes, shelves where historical documents collected on the Algerian war are archived.
AFP - DANIEL JANIN
By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow
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A week after recognizing the assassination of lawyer Ali Boumendjel by the French army, the Élysée announced the declassification of documents covered by national defense secrecy for more than 50 years, and in particular archives relating to the war from Algeria.
A step forward for reconciliation between France and Algeria, requested by Benjamin Stora, in a report commissioned last July by Emmanuel Macron.
The historian reacts to this announcement on RFI.
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Benjamin Stora is the author of
France-Algeria, painful passions
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Albin Michel
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