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Algeria–France relations
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Relations between France and Algeria span more than five centuries. Through this period, there have been many changes within each of the nations, with consequent effects on their relations. Algeria was once part of the Ottoman Empire, and in the 19th century was conquered and colonized by France. It played an important role in both world wars.
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In the postwar period, it achieved independence in the early 1960s after extended warfare with France. Tension between Algerians and the French have increased because of economic conditions in Algeria resulting in more immigration to France.