Death toll from Colombian military plane crash rises to 69 as search ends
BBC →The plane came down close to the airfield in Puerto Leguízamo, in Putumayo province. Twenty-four people were killed in that incident.
French Airliner Crashes; 70 Persons Killed
ALGIERS Up = A French air. liner carrying 70 persons crashed in the Sahara today and Air France said there were no survi- vors. At least five Americans were aboard. The Air France four-engine Super Constellation was bound from the Congo Reptile to Paris. Air France did not Immediately announce a complete list of pas sengers. There were SO passengers and 10 crew members aboard.
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Organisation armée secrète
March 1962 Évian agreements and the struggle of the OAS
The main hope of the OAS was to prove that the FLN was secretly restarting military action after a ceasefire was agreed in the Evian agreements of 19 March 1962. During these three months, the OAS unleashed a new terrorist campaign to force the FLN to abandon the ceasefire. Dozens of Arab residents were killed at Place du Gouvernement when 24 mortar rounds were fired from the European stronghold of Bab el-Oued.
Wikipedia →1962 Algerian independence referendum
An independence referendum was held in French Algeria on 1 July 1962. Voters were asked whether Algeria should become an independent state, co-operating with France; 99.72% voted in favour with a voter turnout of 91.88%. Following the referendum, France declared Algeria to be independent on 3 July; the decision was published in the official journal the following day, and Algerian leaders declared 5 July (the 132nd anniversary of the French arrival in Algiers) to be Independence Day.
Wikipedia →Petit-Clamart attack – OAS assassination attempt on de Gaulle
The Petit-Clamart attack was an assassination attempt organized by Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Bastien-Thiry with the Organisation armée secrète (OAS) that aimed to kill Charles de Gaulle, president of France at the time. No one was killed and one person was injured during the attack, which was followed by an intensive investigation led by French authorities.
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