Treaty signed by France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic to end the Algerian War
The Évian Accords ended the Algerian War and formally established Algeria's independence from France after over a century of colonial rule.
Key Facts
- Date signed
- 18 March 1962
- Cease-fire declared
- 19 March 1962
- Number of chapters
- 5
- Parties
- French Government and GPRA
- Conflict ended
- Algerian War
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
France fought a prolonged and brutal war against Algerian independence movements from 1954 onward. Years of armed conflict, international pressure, and domestic political crisis in France created conditions in which both the French Government and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA) sought a negotiated settlement.
On 18 March 1962 in Évian-les-Bains, France, representatives of the French Government and the GPRA signed the Évian Accords, a set of declarations organized into five chapters outlining the terms of Algerian independence and the framework for future cooperation between Algeria and France.
A cease-fire took effect on 19 March 1962, ending active hostilities. The Accords formally recognized Algeria's path to independence, which was confirmed by referendum in July 1962, concluding more than 130 years of French colonial presence in Algeria and reshaping Franco-Algerian relations for subsequent decades.
Political Outcome
Algeria granted independence; cease-fire declared 19 March 1962; five-chapter accord established terms of independence and Franco-Algerian cooperation.
Algeria under French sovereignty as an overseas territory
Algeria recognized as an independent nation