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State of Emergency

France · Warfare / Algerian Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1955–1960Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1955

Edgar FaureApril 1955

Warfare / Algerian Independence

A state of emergency is declared in Algeria

1960

Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle22 April 1960

Warfare / Algerian Independence

Under article 16 of the Constitution de Gaulle assumes dictatorial emergency powers

Names involved

Charles Andre Marie Joseph de GaulleEdgar Faure

Provenance

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