Street intimidation forced Mollet to abandon Catroux as Algeria’s governor.

Evidence

With the clamour of the demonstrators close outside, a grim and white-faced Mollet withdrew to the governmental residence at the Palais d’Été, profoundly shocked by the violence and unanimity of the pied noir protest. The presence in the mob of such a mass of workers, small shopkeepers and petty officials — all, doubtless, steadfast Socialists — clearly made it impossible to dismiss the demonstration as a put-up job by the grands colons. After a brief consultation with his advisers, Mollet telephoned Paris to request that Catroux offer his resignation. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 465

Categorization

• XREF: Classic case of street power overriding electoral mandate, paralleling the February 1934 riots and the later May 1958 putsch that brought de Gaulle to power. — connects to: General Catroux’s role as colonial capitulator triggered pied noir fury; Twenty thousand war veterans marched silently in Algiers to intimidate Mollet. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 462

Related

• General Catroux’s role as colonial capitulator triggered pied noir fury (similarity 0.92)
• Twenty thousand war veterans marched silently in Algiers to intimidate Mollet. (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• Twenty thousand war veterans marched silently in Algiers to intimidate Mollet. #expands (0.85) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 462