The January 1960 Algiers uprising was premeditated, not spontaneous

Evidence

At the time the impression was fostered that the insurrection of 24 January was a spontaneous outburst of rage on the part of the pieds noirs against the removal of their beloved Massu. It was, in fact, nothing of the sort, but a deliberately and long-prepared coup-de-main for which the bombe Massu was only a pretext; in any event, as Ortiz repeatedly made plain to his associates, he had little confidence in Massu himself as being a man who would go as far as he, Ortiz, wanted. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1091

Categorization

• QUESTION: How long had the coup been prepared, and how did preparation survive under army surveillance?
• XREF: connects to: Pied noir ultrac organisations crystallized in early 1956 and dominated Algiers for six years; The January 24 insurrection was a pre-planned coup, not a spontaneous reaction.; The January insurrection was a preplanned coup using Massu only as pretext. (+1 more)

Related

• The January 24 insurrection was a pre-planned coup, not a spontaneous reaction. (similarity 0.92)
• The January insurrection was a preplanned coup using Massu only as pretext. (similarity 0.91)
• December 1960’s Muslim demonstrations decisively turned the Algerian war (similarity 0.79)
• The December 1960 riots ended de Gaulle’s multiracial Algeria vision (similarity 0.78)
• The failed December 1960 coup irrevocably committed part of the French army to revolt (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Muslim rioters attacked Algeria’s Jewish community during the 1960 demonstrations #expands (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1311