Why impose? Is this just cycle of revenge? Is Algeria that f**ed? Was 1991-99 the fault of the French (besides their promotion of rampant illiteracy)
And actually yes it was in fact literally the President of France Francois Mitterand himself who gave the green light to the Algerian military to cancel the second round of elections after the Islamic party won the first by a landslide. Civil war ensued and along with it massive emigration towards France.
Do you see a pattern
My country gave Ben Bella the passport when he needed to go abroad to speak so I can hardly claim to be neutral here, but everything I’ve read about FIS doesn’t seem like they were that different from Taliban (I understand girls in school and not being married off were an issue)
Also shouldn’t it be the domestic electorate’s business if it elected the Taliban ? Or are we all of a sudden, against democracy?
If you’re going to tell me FIS/GIA ran on that platform then sure, but I somehow doubt they were upfront about girls being out of school at first.
Even the anti-islamists were against the coup, which basically says it all.
Then in 1999 after 250,000 people died and the FIS and Islamists’ images were totally destroyed, the government gave the “terrorists” amnesty and cash in exchange for peace. No jail, no criminal record, no legal. proceedings whatsoever. Almost like family.
Most people don’t care about democracy. Even the US who has waged countless wars in its name ironically has like a 55% avg voter turnout.