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[[Jacques Soustelle]] (died 1990) was a French anthropologist and politician.<ref>Joan Cook, Jacques Soustelle, Leader in Fight For a French Algeria, Dies at 78, New York Times, 9 August 1990.</ref>

He joined [[Charles De Gaulle]]'s Free French movement soon after its formation in 1940. After a period serving in Latin America he was appointed head of the Free French secret service in 1943.<ref>Joan Cook, Jacques Soustelle, Leader in Fight For a French Algeria, Dies at 78, New York Times, 9 August 1990.</ref>

Following the liberation of France in 1944, he became Minister of Information and, subsequently, Minister of Colonies. In 1955, Prime Minister Pierre Mendes-France appointed him Governor-General of Algeria. He was withdrawn a year later. When De Gaulle returned to power in 1958, he made him Minister of Information and then a deputy Foreign Minister.<ref>Joan Cook, Jacques Soustelle, Leader in Fight For a French Algeria, Dies at 78, New York Times, 9 August 1990.</ref>

According to the ''Jerusalem Post'': Soustelle was a very close friend of Israel, particularly during the 1950s, and was among the forces behind the military pact between France and Israel. He was a personal friend of [[David Ben-Gurion]] and [[Shimon Peres]] as well as [[Herut]] leaders such as [[Menachem Begin]]. He paid numerous visits to this country, and headed the [[France-Israel Alliance Association]].<ref>FRENCH FRIEND JACQUES SOUSTELLE DIES AT AGE 78, The Jerusalem Post, 8 August 1990.</ref>

In 1962, Soustelle resigned from the government because of his opposition to independence for Algeria. He went on to form a clandestine organisation with [[Georges Bidault]] and General [[Raoul Salan]].<ref>Joan Cook, Jacques Soustelle, Leader in Fight For a French Algeria, Dies at 78, New York Times, 9 August 1990.</ref>

Later that year, Soustelle was charged with attempts against the state, and fled the country, remaining in exile for seven years.<ref>Joan Cook, Jacques Soustelle, Leader in Fight For a French Algeria, Dies at 78, New York Times, 9 August 1990.</ref> Soustelle denied being a member of the [[Organisation de l'armée secrète]] (OAS), claiming only to have been a leader of the [[Conseil National de la Resistance]] (CNR). However, he ultimately dropped a court action against Robert Silman, who claimed the two organisations were one and the same.<ref>Robert Silman, Obituary: Jacques Soustelle, The Independent, 11 August 1990.</ref>

He returned to France at the age of 58 following a general amnesty for political prisoners.<ref>Joan Cook, Jacques Soustelle, Leader in Fight For a French Algeria, Dies at 78, New York Times, 9 August 1990.</ref>

==Affiliations==
===Conferences===
*[[Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism]]

==External Resources==
*NameBase [http://www.namebase.org/main2/Jacques-Soustelle.html Soustelle Jacques]

==Notes==
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[[Category:France|Soustelle, Jacques]]

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