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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Setif and Guelma massacre | 1 |
| Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945 canonical | 1 |
| Sétif massacre | 1 |
| Sétif, Guelma and Kherrata massacres | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945 Context triple: [Algerian War of Independence, predecessorEvent, Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945]
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A.
Algiers putsch of 1961
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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B.
Philippeville massacre
The Philippeville massacre was a 1955 outbreak of violence in and around the Algerian town of Philippeville, where coordinated FLN attacks and brutal French reprisals marked a major escalation in the Algerian War of Independence.
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C.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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D.
Green March
The Green March was a 1975 mass demonstration organized by Morocco in which hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians crossed into Spanish Sahara to pressure Spain into relinquishing control of the territory.
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E.
Algerian War of Independence
The Algerian War of Independence was a major mid-20th-century anti-colonial conflict in which Algerian nationalists fought against French rule, ultimately leading to Algeria’s independence in 1962.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945 Target entity description: 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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A.
Algiers putsch of 1961
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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B.
Philippeville massacre
The Philippeville massacre was a 1955 outbreak of violence in and around the Algerian town of Philippeville, where coordinated FLN attacks and brutal French reprisals marked a major escalation in the Algerian War of Independence.
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C.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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D.
Green March
The Green March was a 1975 mass demonstration organized by Morocco in which hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians crossed into Spanish Sahara to pressure Spain into relinquishing control of the territory.
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E.
Algerian War of Independence
The Algerian War of Independence was a major mid-20th-century anti-colonial conflict in which Algerian nationalists fought against French rule, ultimately leading to Algeria’s independence in 1962.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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| commemoratedOn | May 8 ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
French Algeria ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-05-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Algerian War of Independence ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French colonial rule in Algeria
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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
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international criticism of French colonial policy ⓘ radicalization of Algerian nationalist movement ⓘ strengthening of calls for armed struggle ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Guelma
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Kherrata ⓘ Sétif ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aerial bombardment of rural areas
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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
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French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Algerian nationalism
ⓘ
French colonialism ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
102 European settlers and officials killed in initial unrest
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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
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| pointInTime | immediately after World War II ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Algerian War of Independence
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French–Algerian relations ⓘ decolonization of Algeria ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-05-08 ⓘ |
| victim |
Algerian civilians
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Algerian nationalists ⓘ |
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Subject: Sétif and Guelma massacre of 1945 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
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