1961 Paris massacre

When

17 Oct 1961

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

200

Coordinates

48.86° N, 2.35° E

Description

1961 massacre of Algerian protesters by police

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

French police killing of Algerian demonstrators

The 1961 Paris massacre was the mass killing of Algerians who were living in Paris by the French National Police. It occurred on 17 October 1961, during the Algerian War (1954–62). Under orders from the head of the Parisian police, Maurice Papon, the National Police attacked a demonstration by 30,000 pro-National Liberation Front (FLN) Algerians.

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• Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1961 Paris massacre: French police in Paris attack about 30,000 people protesting against a curfew applied solely to Algerians”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Eine Demonstration von 30.000 Algeriern in Paris gegen eine wegen des Algerienkrieges über sie verhängte Ausgangssperre führt zum Massaker von Paris mit einer…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “massacre d’indépendantistes algériens lors d’une manifestation à Paris”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Парижский погром”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en París (Francia), hubo una manifestación pacífica de los argelinos durante la guerra de Independencia de Argelia, que terminó en una masacre cometido por la…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page