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Did the French keep the Mers-el-Kebir after the Algerian independence?

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In 1962 the Evian Agreement, by which Algerian independence was acknowledged, allowed France to maintain the Mers-el-Kebir base for 15 years; however, the French evacuated the base in 1967.

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