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60th anniversary of the Evian peace accords between France and Algeria

Signataries to the Evian Accords gather on 18 March 1962 in Evian-les-Bains on the shores of lake Geneva Photo by REPORTERS ASSOCIES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

France and Algeria's signing of the Evian Accords on 18 March 1962 marked the end of nearly eight years of bloody conflict and paved the way for Algerian independence from France.

The peace agreement was signed in Evian-les-Bains, 60 years ago today, between representatives of the French government and the government-in-exile of the National Liberation Front (FLN).

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