French Quell Algerian Nationalist Revolt
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Human Rights, Violence
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History, African History
- Geographical Location: Algeria
- Date: May 8, 1945
Article abstract: A series of political and social developments led to the outbreak of mass violence in eastern Algeria, hastening the process of its decolonization under French rule.
Summary of Event
The people of the predominantly Muslim town of Sétif, located in the Department of Constantine, Algeria, gathered on May 8, 1945, for a V-E Day celebration of the end of World War II. Some eight thousand people, many young children among them, gathered at the mosque near the town’s railroad station. Violence directed against the French colonialists...
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