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Demonstration against the OAS in January 1962. The OAS was created in response to the January 1961 referendum on self-determination for Algeria.It was founded in Spain, in January 1961, by former officers, Pierre Lagaillarde (who led the 1960 Siege of Algiers), General Raoul Salan (who took part in the 1961 Algiers putsch or "Generals' Uprising") and Jean-Jacques Susini, along with other ...
The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) [nb 1] was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. [29]
The OAS was an organization of hard-line European "Pieds Noirs" living in (the then-French territory) Algeria who were opposed to the cease-fire announced by French president Charles de Gaulle on 19 March 1962 between French forces and the Front de libération nationale (FLN) forces fighting for Algerian Independence. The OAS decided to dig in ...
The units and formations of the French Army which fought in the Algerian War changed over time. [1] The Algiers Division, Oran Division and Constantine Divisions were all retitled military divisions (or divisions militaires) on 17 March 1956. On March 8, 1957 all three divisions were upgraded to Army Corps (CA) with twelve sub-areas.
Part of the Algeria-European War Location: Mediterranean Sea: Deylik of Algiers Denmark–Norway: Algerian victory Christian VII of Denmark: Spanish-Algerian war (1775-1785) (1775–1785) Part of the Algero-Spanish War Location: Algiers Map of the Spanish attack on Algiers in 1775: Deylik of Algiers: Spanish Empire Tuscany Kingdom of Sicily ...
The massacre took place in the context of the Algerian War (1954–62), which had become increasingly violent. After Charles de Gaulle's return to power during the May 1958 crisis and his sudden change of policy on Algerian independence, the OAS (The Organisation armée secrète, Secret Army Organisation, was a far-right French dissident paramilitary and terrorist organisation [11]) used all ...
The massacre at the Charonne metro station of 8 February 1962 demonstration was a case of police brutality that took place around and in the Charonne metro station in Paris, against people demonstrating against the Secret Armed Organization (OAS) and the Algerian War, ultimately killing nine people.
Map of Morice Line. The Morice Line was a defensive line which went into effect in September 1957 during the Algerian War.It was constructed under French authority to prevent supplies reaching the rebel guerrillas of the Algerian National Liberation Front in the then French-controlled Algeria, from the neighbouring country of Tunisia. [1]