The Sétif and Guelma massacre in 1945 marked a turning point in Franco-Algerian relations and sparked the Algerian War which concluded with Algeria gaining its independence on 5 July 1962 and the proclamation of the People's Democratic Republic on 25 September of that year.
ðə sˈeɪɾɪf ænd ɡˈɛlmə mˈæsəkɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv mˈɑːɹkt ɐ tˈɜːnɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ɪn fɹˈæŋkoʊældʒˈɪɹiən ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ænd spˈɑːɹkt ðɪ ældʒˈɪɹiən wˈɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ kəŋklˈuːdᵻd wɪð ældʒˈɪɹiə ɡˈeɪnɪŋ ɪts ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ˌɔn fˈaɪv dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd ðə pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pˈiːpəlz dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv sɛptˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ðæt jˈɪɹ.