Mon cher Mustapha letter
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The Mon cher Mustapha letter was an anonymous chain letter
distributed in Dreux
, France
around 1981–82 by supporters of the far-right political party National Front. It was supposedly written by an Algeria
n living in France to a friend or brother living in Algeria. It read as follows:
The letters were instrumental in the National Front victory in the 1983 local council elections in Dreux.
Chain letter
A typical chain letter consists of a message that attempts to the recipient to make a number of copies of the letter and then pass them on to as many recipients as possible...
distributed in Dreux
Dreux
Dreux is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-History:Dreux was known in ancient times as Durocassium, the capital of the Durocasses Celtic tribe. Despite the legend, its name was not related with Druids. The Romans established here a fortified camp known as Castrum...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
around 1981–82 by supporters of the far-right political party National Front. It was supposedly written by an Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n living in France to a friend or brother living in Algeria. It read as follows:
The letters were instrumental in the National Front victory in the 1983 local council elections in Dreux.