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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état
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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Algiers putsch of 1961 alsoKnownAs Generals' putsch