Kammala jumla mai zuwa: De Benoist har yanzu yana makarantar sakandare a Lycée Montaigne da Louis-le-Grand a lokacin tashin hankali na
Yaƙin Aljeriya (1954-1962), lokacin da ya tsara ra'ayinsa na siyasa. A cikin 1957, ya sadu da 'yar ɗan jarida mai adawa da yahudawa kuma mai ra'ayin maƙarƙashiya Henry Coston. Tun yana da shekaru 15, de Benoist ya zama mai sha'awar 'yancin kasa; ya fara aiki a matsayin dan jarida a shekarar 1960 ta hanyar rubuta litattafan adabi da litattafai don mujallar Coston "Lectures Françaises", gabaɗaya don kare daular mulkin mallaka ta Faransa da ƙungiyar masu goyon bayan mulkin mallaka ta Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS). Koyaya, de Benoist ya nisanta kansa daga ka'idodin makircin Coston game da Freemasonry da yahudawa.