Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945

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The Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945 was a brutal French colonial repression of Algerian nationalist demonstrations that resulted in thousands of Algerian deaths and is widely seen as a key catalyst for the later Algerian War of Independence.

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instanceOf anti-colonial uprising
event in French Algeria
massacre
political repression
war crime
alsoKnownAs Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945
surface form: Sétif massacre

Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945
surface form: Sétif, Guelma and Kherrata massacres
commemoratedOn May 8
country France
French Algeria
endDate 1945-05-22
followedBy Algerian War of Independence
hasCause French colonial rule in Algeria
celebrations of Allied victory in World War II
demonstrations for Algerian independence
repression of Algerian nationalist demonstrations
hasEffect erosion of Algerian trust in French reforms
international criticism of French colonial policy
radicalization of Algerian nationalist movement
strengthening of calls for armed struggle
hasLocation Guelma
Kherrata
Sétif
hasPart aerial bombardment of rural areas
collective punishment of villages
mass arrests
naval shelling of coastal villages
repression in Guelma
repression in Kherrata
repression in Sétif
summary executions
hasRecognition acknowledged by some French officials as a massacre
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
French
mainSubject Algerian nationalism
French colonialism
numberOfVictims 102 European settlers and officials killed in initial unrest
at least 1000 Algerians (French official estimate)
between 6000 and 30000 Algerians (Algerian and independent estimates)
perpetrator European settler militias in Algeria
French Army
French colonial authorities
French authorities
surface form: French police
pointInTime immediately after World War II
significantFor Algerian War of Independence
French–Algerian relations
decolonization of Algeria
startDate 1945-05-08
victim Algerian civilians
Algerian nationalists

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Algerian War of Independence predecessorEvent Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945
Philippeville massacre relatedTo Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945
this entity surface form: Setif and Guelma massacre
Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945 alsoKnownAs Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945
this entity surface form: Sétif massacre
Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945 alsoKnownAs Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945
this entity surface form: Sétif, Guelma and Kherrata massacres