Red All Saints' Day

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Red All Saints' Day refers to the violent events of November 1, 1954, that marked the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence against French colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict outbreak
historical event
uprising
belligerent Front de Libération Nationale NERFINISHED
National Liberation Front NERFINISHED
cause opposition to French colonial rule in Algeria
chronologicalOrder early phase of Algerian War
commemoratedIn Algeria NERFINISHED
conflict Algerian War of Independence NERFINISHED
country Algeria
goal Algerian independence
hasAbbreviation FLN NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Red All Saints Day
Toussaint Rouge NERFINISHED
hasCategory 1954 in Algeria
Revolutionary events
Wars of independence
hasConsequence French military reinforcement in Algeria
international attention to Algerian question
introduction of emergency measures by France
hasContext French colonial empire NERFINISHED
decolonization
hasDate 1954-11-01
hasLanguageOfName French
hasSignificance symbolic start of Algerian national liberation struggle
hasSymbolism bloodshed on a religious holiday
hasType coordinated attacks
insurgency actions
location French Algeria NERFINISHED
namedAfter All Saints' Day NERFINISHED
numberOfAttacks approximately 70
opponent France NERFINISHED
French colonial authorities
French settlers in Algeria
partOf Algerian War NERFINISHED
relatedTo Algerian nationalism
French Fourth Republic NERFINISHED
anti-colonial movements
result beginning of Algerian War of Independence
escalation of violence in Algeria
targets communication lines
military installations
police posts
public infrastructure
timePeriod 20th century
Cold War era NERFINISHED

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Toussaint Rouge alsoKnownAs Red All Saints' Day