This timeline is a selection of events which took place when Algeria was a French colony (1830-1962). I have used it in class to teach a French undergraduate module on the Algerian War of independence (University of Leeds, 2013). When possible, I have tried to give some bibliographic references and I have tried to link each event with an historical document (photograph, text or video). Some of my students told me that this timeline was useful for revising purposes.