Algiers putsch (disambiguation)
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The Algiers putsch can be one of the three historical military coups d'état
that happened in French Algeria
's capital -then second to Paris as most populated French city- in different contexts;
World War II
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
that happened in French Algeria
French Algeria
French Algeria lasted from 1830 to 1962, under a variety of governmental systems. From 1848 until independence, the whole Mediterranean region of Algeria was administered as an integral part of France, much like Corsica and Réunion are to this day. The vast arid interior of Algeria, like the rest...
's capital -then second to Paris as most populated French city- in different contexts;
World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
(1939-1945)
- Algiers putsch of 1942 on November 8, 1942, a Free French resistance uprising against Vichy French administration.
Algerian War (1954-1962)
- Algiers putsch of 1958 on May 13, 1958, supporting retired General Charles de GaulleCharles de GaulleCharles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
. - Algiers putsch of 1961 on April 21, 1961, against Fifth French Republic President Charles de Gaulle.