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Raoul Albin Louis Salan (French pronunciation: [ʁaul salɑ̃]; 10 June 1899 – 3 July 1984) was a French Army general and the founder of the Organisation armée secrète, a clandestine terrorist organisation that sought to defend the French Algeria by preventing Algerian independence.
Jun 29, 2024 · Raoul Salan was a French military officer who sought to prevent Algeria from gaining independence from France. In 1961–62 he led an organization of right-wing extremists, the Organisation de l’Armée Secrète (OAS; Secret Army Organization), in a campaign of terror against the government of Charles
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Raoul Salan, né le 10 juin 1899 à Roquecourbe [3] et mort le 3 juillet 1984 à Paris, est un général français, grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur et médaillé militaire. Appelé le général le plus décoré de l'armée française [4], son état de service porte de 1917 à 1960, année où il prend sa retraite.
Jul 4, 1984 · Gen. Raoul Salan, once France's most decorated soldier, who led an attempt in 1961 to overthrow President Charles de Gaulle and who organized a terrorist group opposed to independence for...
In April 1962, the OAS leader, Raoul Salan was captured. Despite the OAS bombing campaign, the FLN remained resolute in its agreement to the ceasefire; further, on 17 June 1962, the OAS also began a ceasefire.
Raoul Salan (1899-1984) was a controversial figure in French colonial history. He served in Indochina and Algeria, where he opposed de Gaulle's policy of decolonization and founded the secret army organization OAS.
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A military court in Paris has sentenced the leader of the extremist Secret Army Organisation (OAS) to life imprisonment. Former general Raoul Salan wept, smiled and then laughed with relief.
