Algiers putsch of 1961

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The Algiers putsch of 1961 was a failed coup d'état by French military officers in Algeria attempting to overthrow President Charles de Gaulle and prevent Algerian independence.

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Algiers putsch of 1961 canonical 3
1961 Algiers putsch 1
Putsch d'Alger 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état
failed coup
military rebellion
aimedAt overthrow of Charles de Gaulle
prevention of Algerian independence
alsoKnownAs Generals' putsch
Algiers putsch of 1961
surface form: Putsch d'Alger
chronologyPosition late phase of the Algerian War
conflict Algerian War of Independence
surface form: Algerian War
country France
endDate 1961-04-25
followedBy Organisation armée secrète insurgency
hasCause fear of loss of French Algeria
opposition to negotiations with the FLN
hasEffect acceleration of Algerian independence process
strengthening of presidential authority in France
hasParticipant André Zeller
Edmond Jouhaud
Maurice Challe
Raoul Salan
legalConsequences trials of participating officers
location Algiers
French Algeria
media televised address by Charles de Gaulle in military uniform
method seizure of key points in Algiers
use of paratrooper units
opposedBy Charles de Gaulle
Government of France
surface form: French government

loyalist French armed forces
opposedIdeology decolonisation
organisedBy French Army officers
retired French generals
partOf decolonisation of Algeria
history of the Fifth French Republic
relatedTo May 1958 crisis in France
Organisation armée secrète
Evian Accords
surface form: Évian Accords
result arrest of several coup leaders
creation of the OAS
failure of the coup
significance major crisis of the French Fifth Republic
turning point in the Algerian War
startDate 1961-04-21
supportedIdeology French Algeria
timePeriod Cold War
triggeredBy de Gaulle's policy shift toward Algerian self-determination

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Algerian War of Independence significantEvent Algiers putsch of 1961
May 1958 crisis in France relatedTo Algiers putsch of 1961
this entity surface form: 1961 Algiers putsch
Algiers putsch of 1961 alsoKnownAs Algiers putsch of 1961
this entity surface form: Putsch d'Alger
signing of the Evian Accords follows Algiers putsch of 1961
May 1958 crisis in Algeria relatedTo Algiers putsch of 1961