The putsch’s decision date coincided with the Fort Sumter centenary

Evidence

By the most bizarre of coincidences, the day on which the putsch was decided — 12 April 1961 — was also the centenary of the day on which South Carolina batteries opened fire on Fort Sumter, thereby sparking off the American Civil War. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1397

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: was the coincidence noted by participants? Does the parallel between the American Civil War and the Algerian conflict hold any analytical weight in the historiography?
• XREF: connects to: The putsch’s decision date fell on Fort Sumter’s centenary

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