assassination attempts on Charles de Gaulle
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The assassination attempts on Charles de Gaulle were a series of failed plots, most famously the 1962 Petit-Clamart attack, carried out by the far-right Organisation armée secrète in opposition to his policy of granting independence to Algeria.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political violence
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series of assassination attempts ⓘ |
| hasBroaderCategory |
assassination attempts on heads of state
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politically motivated violence in France ⓘ terrorism related to the Algerian War ⓘ |
| hasCause | Charles de Gaulle’s policy of granting independence to Algeria ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
crackdown on Organisation armée secrète
ⓘ
increased presidential security in France ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Algerian War
NERFINISHED
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decolonisation of Algeria ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
example of terrorism in postwar France
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illustration of domestic opposition to Algerian independence ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalBackground | far-right extremism ⓘ |
| hasInternationalImpact | concern among foreign governments about stability in France ⓘ |
| hasLegalClassification | terrorist acts ⓘ |
| hasLegalResponse | trials of OAS members ⓘ |
| hasLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | extensive press reporting in France ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
ambushes
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armed attacks ⓘ |
| hasMotive | opposition to Algerian independence ⓘ |
| hasNotableAttempt | Petit-Clamart attack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpposingGroup |
French Algeria supporters
ⓘ
pro–Algérie française militants ⓘ |
| hasOppositionTo |
Evian Accords
NERFINISHED
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de Gaulle’s negotiation with Algerian nationalists ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | all attempts failed ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | Organisation armée secrète NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalDimension |
conflict over French colonial policy
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resistance to de Gaulle’s Algerian policy ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent | Algerian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedIdeology |
French nationalism
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anti-decolonisation movement ⓘ |
| hasRelatedOrganization | French government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedPerson | Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiskLevel | high risk to head of state ⓘ |
| hasSecurityAgencyResponse |
French intelligence services
NERFINISHED
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French military authorities ⓘ French police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecurityImpact | reinforcement of French state authority ⓘ |
| hasSecurityResponse | enhanced protection for French presidents ⓘ |
| hasTarget | Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasVictimRole | President of France ⓘ |
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