Violence and the Algerian military

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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Naefaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-03T19:30:23Z
dc.date.available2014-09-03T19:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2003en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 78-86.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSince the military coup of 1992, Algeria has been involved in a conflict which has claimed the lives of at least 100 000 people. The conflict has generally been portrayed as one which has pitted Islamists against the secular Algerian government. However, a study of Algerian history illustrates a sustained and dominant role of the Algerian military. The dominance of the military was firmly entrenched in the 1965 coup led by Boumedienne. His successor Benjedid, an active- duty colonel, selected by a core military elite upon Boumedienne's sudden illness, continued the military dominance, although during both reigns a civilian facade was maintained. The coup of 1992 was organised by a select group of generals who continue to wield power in Algeria today. The behaviour of the military in Algeria, subsequent to the coup, was marked by assassinations, disappearances, torture and violent repression of those who opposed the military controlled state. This behaviour reflects the behaviour of the military during the war of liberation, and during independence. Of equal importance is that the present military elite has used covert organisations whose modus operandi mirrors French military conduct during the war of liberation. This includes the use of torture to instil fear among the Algerian population. Consequently, to understand the violence which has engulfed Algeria since 1992 is to understand the dominance of the military and military elite. These men continue to wield power through the only means they have been confronted with and encountered, force.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKhan, N. (2003). <i>Violence and the Algerian military</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6900en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKhan, Naefa. <i>"Violence and the Algerian military."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6900en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKhan, N. 2003. Violence and the Algerian military. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Khan, Naefa AB - Since the military coup of 1992, Algeria has been involved in a conflict which has claimed the lives of at least 100 000 people. The conflict has generally been portrayed as one which has pitted Islamists against the secular Algerian government. However, a study of Algerian history illustrates a sustained and dominant role of the Algerian military. The dominance of the military was firmly entrenched in the 1965 coup led by Boumedienne. His successor Benjedid, an active- duty colonel, selected by a core military elite upon Boumedienne's sudden illness, continued the military dominance, although during both reigns a civilian facade was maintained. The coup of 1992 was organised by a select group of generals who continue to wield power in Algeria today. The behaviour of the military in Algeria, subsequent to the coup, was marked by assassinations, disappearances, torture and violent repression of those who opposed the military controlled state. This behaviour reflects the behaviour of the military during the war of liberation, and during independence. Of equal importance is that the present military elite has used covert organisations whose modus operandi mirrors French military conduct during the war of liberation. This includes the use of torture to instil fear among the Algerian population. Consequently, to understand the violence which has engulfed Algeria since 1992 is to understand the dominance of the military and military elite. These men continue to wield power through the only means they have been confronted with and encountered, force. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - Violence and the Algerian military TI - Violence and the Algerian military UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6900 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKhan N. Violence and the Algerian military. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2003 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6900en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInternational Relationsen_ZA
dc.titleViolence and the Algerian militaryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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