Generals' putsch
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The Generals' putsch was a failed 1961 coup attempt by French military officers in Algiers seeking to prevent Algerian independence from France.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
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event ⓘ failed coup attempt ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
overthrowing French government policy on Algeria
ⓘ
preventing Algerian independence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Algiers putsch of 1961
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Putsch des généraux ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Maurice Challe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Algerian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endDate | 1961-04-26 ⓘ |
| follows | Week of the Barricades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | televised address by Charles de Gaulle in military uniform ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1961 in Algeria
ⓘ
1961 in France ⓘ Algerian War-related events ⓘ Attempted coups d'état ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | creation of the Organisation armée secrète ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
accelerating the process leading to Algerian independence
ⓘ
strengthening Charles de Gaulle's authority ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
André Zeller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmond Jouhaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Challe NERFINISHED ⓘ Raoul Salan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Algerian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalResponse |
sentences of imprisonment and exile for conspirators
ⓘ
trials of participating generals ⓘ |
| location |
Algiers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Charles de Gaulle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French government NERFINISHED ⓘ loyalist French armed forces ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology | Algerian self-determination ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
French Army officers
ⓘ
retired French generals ⓘ |
| partOf | decolonisation of Algeria ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Fifth French Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
controversy over self-determination for Algeria ⓘ |
| result |
failure
ⓘ
restoration of government control in Algiers ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Algiers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1961-04-21 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | some French settlers in Algeria ⓘ |
| supportedIdeology | French Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedium | radio broadcasts from Algiers ⓘ |
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