The bazooka assassination attempt stemmed from pied noir ultras, not the FLN

Evidence

ENTERING its sixth year, the Algerian war had already lasted longer than the First World War and longer than American participation in the Second. Now, as the new year of 1960 approached, it was about to bring with it events that would seal the fate of Algérie française. All that followed in the final two years of the struggle would be little more than a fore-ordained postscript. And the first notes of the tocsin would be sounded, not by the Muslims or the F.L.N., but by the pieds noirs themselves. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1065 (#expands, via linked claim)

Although differing degrees of violence were advocated by these various pied noir factions in Algiers, all basically agreed on one thing: a “second front” should be opened, both against F.L.N. terrorism and the government in Paris, and now. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 462 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Algerian war’s decisive turning point came from the pieds noirs, not the FLN. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1065; Pied noir factions demanded a second front against FLN and Paris alike. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 462

Related

• The Algerian war’s decisive turning point came from the pieds noirs, not the FLN. (similarity 0.93)
• Pied noir factions demanded a second front against FLN and Paris alike. (similarity 0.92)
• The pieds noirs, not Muslims, triggered the events sealing Algérie française’s fate (similarity 0.89)
• The pied noir lobby immediately demanded violent suppression of the revolt (similarity 0.84)
• Pieds noirs never honestly wanted Algérie française but a protected white-ruled Algeria (similarity 0.82)
• Desperation drove the poorer pieds noirs to rally to the O.A.S. as their protector (similarity 0.81)
• Algerian revolutionaries split between moderates and hard-liners over the pied noir presence (similarity 0.81)
• Pied noir soldiers balked at shooting Muslim demonstrators to save Algérie française (similarity 0.81)
• A broad front of ex-ministers formed around Algérie française in 1960. (similarity 0.80)
• After December 1960 the army, not the pieds noirs, drove events in Algeria (similarity 0.79)
• Algeria’s moderate third force was crushed between the F.L.N. and the O.A.S. (similarity 0.78)
• Pied noir ultrac organisations crystallized in early 1956 and dominated Algiers for six years (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The Algerian war’s decisive turning point came from the pieds noirs, not the FLN. #expands (0.80) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1065
• Pied noir factions demanded a second front against FLN and Paris alike. #expands (0.55) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 462