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Resistance to the French colonial empire

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Algerian War
war between France and the Algerian independence movement from 1954 to 1962
First Indochina War
1946–1954 French colonial war in Vietnam
Haitian Revolution
1791 slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue
Ranavalona III
last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar (1861-1917)
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
Franco-Syrian War
1920 war in the Middle East
Malagasy Uprising
1940s rebellion in Madagascar
French conquest of Morocco
Franco-Moroccan conflict
Can Vuong
French conquest of Tunisia
1881 French military operation
Franco-Moroccan War
1844 war between France and Morocco
Haiphong incident
French masacre by cruiser in Haiphong, at the start of the First Indochina War
Kaocen Revolt
Tuareg rebellion against French colonial rule
Emirate of Abdelkader
former emirate
Thiaroye Massacre
massacre of French West African troops by French forces
Levant Crisis
military confrontation between France and the United Kingdom in Syria in May 1945
Zaian War
war between France and the Zaian confederation of Berber tribes in Morocco between 1914 and 1921
Mokrani Revolt
Algerian popular resistance against the French occupation led by Mokrani
1919 Syrian Revolt
anti-French rebellion in Ottoman Syria
Vietnam Restoration League
organization
Volta-Bani War
1915-1917 uprising in French West Africa
Menalamba Rebellion
Rising of the Menalamba, 'Red Shawls', following the imposition of French colonial rule in Madagascar in 1895; crushed in 1897.
Bamileke War
war in Cameroon
Battle of Logandème
uprising led by Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, king of Sine, against the French Empire
Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo
war for Spanish reestablishment in Santo Domingo
Hananu Revolt
1920–21 insurgency against French forces in northern Syria
Mandingo Wars
1883–1898 series of wars between France and the Mandingo people of West Africa