Electoral fraud drove Ben Bella to found the armed O.S., precursor of the F.L.N.

Evidence

Disgusted with its unproductive dialectics and outraged by the administration’s electoral frauds, Ben Bella soon became one of the founder members of a new splinter group inside the M.T.L.D. called the Organisation Spéciale — or O.S. Pledged to fight colonialism “by all means”, legal or illegal, the O.S. was in effect the first nationalist body dedicated to preparing for an armed confrontation with France — now considered inevitable — and thereby it became the immediate predecessor of the F.L.N. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 225 (#expands, via linked claim)

Amateurishly mounted, the raid netted a sum of three million francs (little more than £3,000), while leaving ten times this amount scattered on the floor; nevertheless, this modest booty provided the future F.L.N. with its first operational funds. But although it was constructed on a system of watertight compartments that was to be successfully emulated later by the F.L.N., the security of the O.S. was poor and French intelligence efficient. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 226 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The O.S. was the first Algerian nationalist body preparing armed revolt — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 225; The fledgling O.S. supplied the future F.L.N. its first operational funds — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 226; The O.S. was the first body committed to armed confrontation with France.

Related

• The O.S. was the first body committed to armed confrontation with France. (similarity 0.94)
• The fledgling O.S. supplied the future F.L.N. its first operational funds (similarity 0.92)
• The O.S. was the first Algerian nationalist body preparing armed revolt (similarity 0.90)

Broader Connections

• The O.S. was the first Algerian nationalist body preparing armed revolt #expands (0.80) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 225
• The O.S. was the first body committed to armed confrontation with France. #expands (0.80)
• The fledgling O.S. supplied the future F.L.N. its first operational funds #expands (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 226