F.L.N. propaganda silently erased the execution of the four rebel colonels

Evidence

It is worth noting that, while fulsome tributes were paid to Amirouche and Si Haouès by Krim and others in succeeding issues of El Moudjahid, no reference was made to the execution of the four A.L.N. colonels. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 997

Categorization

  • XREF: Connects to the book’s larger theme of the F.L.N. policing its own public memory and unity. — connects to: The F.L.N. executed rebel commanders who had negotiated secretly with de Gaulle — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1192

Broader Connections