What if either the Dey of Algiers wasn't such an idiot (see this: Hussein Dey - Wikipedia ) or King Charles X of France would have been deposed just a little bit earlier, before he could have actually launched his invasion of Algiers? Thus there would have been no French invasion of Algiers in 1830. Anyway, what would have happened to Algiers and to the rest of this region afterwards?
Honestly, this strikes me as being a huge blessing for Algiers (later Algeria) since this would mean that if French colonization there will still occur later on, it will look more similar to that in Tunisia and Morocco, without as much settler colonialism, which in turn would have made it much easier for France to leave Algeria during the age of decolonization. Anyway, what do you think?
@Chiron Any thoughts on this?
Honestly, this strikes me as being a huge blessing for Algiers (later Algeria) since this would mean that if French colonization there will still occur later on, it will look more similar to that in Tunisia and Morocco, without as much settler colonialism, which in turn would have made it much easier for France to leave Algeria during the age of decolonization. Anyway, what do you think?
@Chiron Any thoughts on this?