# Sétif and Guelma violence (1945)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1945-setif-and-guelma-violence
Location: Algeria
Categories: battle

Anti-colonial demonstrations and French repression caused mass casualties and deepened Algerian nationalism. Within the broader Occupation, Liberation & Fourth Republic period, Defeat in 1940 divided France between Vichy, occupation and resistance. Liberation restored republican government, followed by reconstruction, welfare-state building, European integration and violent decolonization under the Fourth Republic. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Charles de Gaulle (Leader of Free France / Provisional Government). Sétif and Guelma violence mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Sétif and Guelma violence mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed.

Ruler at the time: [Charles de Gaulle](https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-de-gaulle-1940)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Sétif and Guelma violence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=S%C3%A9tif+and+Guelma+violence&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Sétif and Guelma violence](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=S%C3%A9tif+and+Guelma+violence)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)