Review of History and Political Science

Algerian Nationalism in the 1940s through Italian Foreign Ministry Archive Documents
Flavia De Lucia Lumeno
Abstract
This research analyses in detail the documents held in the Historical Archive of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the Algerian political situation in the 1940s. in particular, it deals with the rise and rise of nationalism, which led to the war of liberation in the 1950s. The motivations, choices, and positions of the primary Algerian and French political leaders are discussed, alongside with the consequences resulting from their decisions, particularly in view of the Second World War’s end. The text also emphasizes France’s efforts to provide Algeria with a fresh administrative and economic organization to avoid granting independence. In addition to the main protagonists of the events, the figure of the Italian ambassador in Paris, Pietro Quaroni, stands out. Given his profound professional experience, he was able to predict what the dramatic developments of the situation would have been if France had not found more effective solutions than those implemented and had not listened to the libertarian demands of the moderate Algerians.

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