Twenty thousand war veterans marched silently in Algiers to intimidate Mollet.
Evidence
On 5 February a grim-faced procession of 20,000 anciens combattants, headed by the legless on crutches arm-in-arm with the blind in dark glasses, marched in silence through Algiers, their black-trimmed banners sodden by a glacial rain. For the following day a general strike was proclaimed. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 462
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Pied noir ultrac organisations crystallized in early 1956 and dominated Algiers for six years; Street intimidation forced Mollet to abandon Catroux as Algeria’s governor. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 465; Algeria’s entanglement likely fuelled Mollet’s rush to Suez. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 493
Related
- Street intimidation forced Mollet to abandon Catroux as Algeria’s governor. (similarity 0.85)
- General Catroux’s role as colonial capitulator triggered pied noir fury (similarity 0.80)
- Pied noir ultrac organisations crystallized in early 1956 and dominated Algiers for six years (similarity 0.79)
- Algeria’s entanglement likely fuelled Mollet’s rush to Suez. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Algeria’s entanglement likely fuelled Mollet’s rush to Suez.
#corroborates(0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 493