Opération Persil was a 1960 covert operation by the French government aimed at destabilising the post-independence government of Guinea due to Guinean president Ahmed Sékou Touré's rejection of the French Community and the CFA franc, and his successful campaign for Guinean independence. The operation involved several senior figures within the French government, notably Jacques Foccart, Charles de Gaulle’s chief adviser on African affairs.
Opération Persil was a 1960 covert operation by the French government aimed at destabilising the post-independence government of Guinea due to Guinean president Ahmed Sékou Touré's rejection of the French Community and the CFA franc, and his successful campaign for Guinean independence. The operation involved several senior figures within the French government, notably Jacques Foccart, Charles de Gaulle’s chief adviser on African affairs.
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