Maurice Challe

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Maurice Challe was a French Air Force general best known for his prominent role in the Algerian War and for leading the failed 1961 Algiers putsch against President Charles de Gaulle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Air Force general
French military officer
human
areaOfActivity Algerian War NERFINISHED
military affairs
causeOfNotability failed coup attempt in Algeria in 1961
conflict Algerian War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
countryServed France NERFINISHED
coupAttemptAgainst Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup French
familyName Challe NERFINISHED
givenName Maurice NERFINISHED
ideology French colonialism
languageSpoken French
militaryBranch French Air Force NERFINISHED
militaryRank general
movement pro–French Algeria officers
notableAction organized military opposition to de Gaulle’s Algerian policy
notableEvent Algiers putsch of 1961 NERFINISHED
notableFor leading the 1961 Algiers putsch
role in the Algerian War
occupation air force officer
military officer
opponent Algerian National Liberation Front NERFINISHED
French government of Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED
opposedTo Algerian independence
participantIn 1961 Algiers putsch NERFINISHED
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief in Algeria NERFINISHED
senior commander in the French Air Force
residence France
roleInEvent leader of the 1961 Algiers putsch
sphereOfInfluence French Algeria NERFINISHED

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Algiers putsch of 1961 hasParticipant Maurice Challe