The Oran massacre of 1962 was a massacre of Pied-Noir and European settlers living in Algeria from 5–7 July 1962. It began in Oran on the date of Algerian independence amid a riot provoked by French forces firing on the FLN as they entered the city, ending 2 days later with the deployment of the French Gendarmerie.
The Oran massacre of 1962 was a massacre of Pied-Noir and European settlers living in Algeria from 5–7 July 1962. It began in Oran on the date of Algerian independence amid a riot provoked by French forces firing on the FLN as they entered the city, ending 2 days later with the deployment of the French Gendarmerie.
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