Toussaint Rouge

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Toussaint Rouge was the coordinated series of attacks launched by the National Liberation Front (FLN) on November 1, 1954, that marked the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence against French colonial rule.

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instanceOf historical event
series of attacks
alsoKnownAs Red All Saints' Day
conflict Algerian War of Independence
country Algeria
date 1954-11-01
describedAs beginning of the Algerian Revolution
etymology named after All Saints' Day (Toussaint) and the bloodshed (Rouge)
goal independence of Algeria from France
hasAftermath escalation of repression by French authorities
start of an eight-year war in Algeria
hasCause Algerian War of Independence
surface form: Algerian struggle for independence
hasPart coordinated attacks by the FLN
languageOfName French
location French Algeria
opponent France
French colonial authorities
organizer FLN
National Liberation Front
partOf decolonization of Africa
relatedTo Algerian independence in 1962
Evian Accords
significance marked the beginning of large-scale armed struggle against French rule in Algeria
marked the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence
target French military installations
communication lines
police posts
symbols of French colonial authority
timePeriod 20th century
usedWarfareType guerrilla warfare

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