In the May 3, 2017 Presidential debate Marine Le Pen accused Emmanuel Marcon of propagating hatred by calling France’s colonization of Algeria “a crime against humanity.” Marcon made the comment to a newspaper during a visit to Algiers in February 2017. In recent years France has taken steps to smooth relations with Algeria. 1.5m people were killed during the Algerian war of independence which ended in 1962. French government officials have acknowledge France’s poor treatment of Algerians during the war but have stopped short of apologizing.
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No, the conquest was to put a definitive end to the aggression of the Barbary Pirates who had for far too long attacked shipping in the Mediterranean.
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No, and if it wasn't for France's colonial ambitions Algeria would not be what it is today.
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No, but war crimes committed during the War of Independence should be considered so
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Yes, the parts of the colonization which oppressed the people, not the parts which benefited them
It should not have happened, but it does not constitute a crime against humanity
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The colonization itself wasn't, but the acts commited there were.
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No, but atrocities committed by both the French military and by militant groups should be considered as such
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