Edgar FaureApril 1955
A state of emergency is declared in Algeria
France · Warfare / Algerian Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
A state of emergency is declared in Algeria
Under article 16 of the Constitution de Gaulle assumes dictatorial emergency powers
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