Organisation armée secrète (OAS)
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The Organisation armée secrète (OAS) was a far-right French paramilitary group that used terrorism in an attempt to prevent Algerian independence during the Algerian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Organisation armée secrète (OAS) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French clandestine organization
ⓘ
far-right paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
metropolitan France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | OAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | terrorist group designated by French authorities ⓘ |
| conflict | Algerian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1962 ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
French settlers in Algeria
ⓘ
dissident elements of French Army in Algeria ⓘ |
| founded | 1961 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late phase of Algerian War ⓘ |
| ideology |
French nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ colonialism ⓘ far-right nationalism ⓘ opposition to Algerian independence ⓘ |
| inspired | later far-right militant groups in France ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| leader |
Edmond Jouhaud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Jacques Susini NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Lagaillarde NERFINISHED ⓘ Raoul Salan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | illegal organization ⓘ |
| motto | L’Algérie est française et le restera ⓘ |
| notableAttack |
1961 attempted assassination of Charles de Gaulle at Pont-sur-Seine
ⓘ
1962 Petit-Clamart assassination attempt on Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED ⓘ attacks on pro-independence Algerian civilians ⓘ bomb attacks in Algiers ⓘ |
| notableFor | violent opposition to decolonization in Algeria ⓘ |
| opposed |
Algerian independence
ⓘ
Évian Accords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
French government of Charles de Gaulle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French security services ⓘ National Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
pro-French Algeria
ⓘ
ultranationalist ⓘ |
| targeted |
Algerian civilians
ⓘ
French intellectuals ⓘ French officials ⓘ journalists ⓘ supporters of Algerian independence ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
assassination
ⓘ
bombings ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ sabotage ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
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