French garrison coup in Algeria

1961On April 22nd, the French secret army rebelled in Algeria.

In June+10, 5438, Charles de Gaulle held a referendum on the future of Algeria, and the French and Algerian people voted overwhelmingly in favor of holding self-determination negotiations, and the Algerian war entered the final stage. When the French government and the provisional government of the Algerian National Liberation Front were negotiating for the realization of Evian spa, paratroopers of the first division suddenly surrounded the government building in Algiers on the morning of April 22 and arrested the French general representative. The rebellion of the generals began. Netease history/history/

The army took over the main civilian and military facilities in the city and announced on the radio that the army now controls the country. The four leaders who staged the coup were Charles, Jouo, Zeiler and Saran. They declared that they had saved Algeria for France and put it into a state of emergency. At night, there are many rumors that Paris will be invaded by rebels with airborne troops. General de Gaulle gained special power and the capital was put on alert to repel any attack. Netease history/history/

However, in Algeria, support for the rebellion is limited. On April 26th, the rebels collapsed. The police began to collect weapons distributed to paramilitary secret forces during the coup. The coup leader was arrested and put on trial. Charles, Saran and Zeiler were sentenced to imprisonment, and Jouo was sentenced to death.

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