Abstract
In the early hours of 1 November 1954, small groups of armed men carried out a series of coordinated attacks across Algeria. Many of the incidents took place in the bleak mountainous Aurès region in the southeast of the country, a region with a long established tradition of the rejection of French rule. As well as assassinations and sabotage, police outposts were targeted and tracts distributed within which a hitherto unknown group—the National Liberation Front (FLN)—called for the end of French rule and the establishment of an independent Algerian state. Eight in total were killed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 169-180 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | French History and Civilisation |
Volume | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |