US EditionFrance faces pressure at home to admit 1945 colonial massacre of Algerians
- On May 8, 1945, French colonial forces violently suppressed demonstrations in Sétif and nearby Algerian towns, killing tens of thousands of civilians.
- The protests arose as Algerians expressed demands for France to fulfill its independence promises after supporting France during World War II.
- French forces used brutal methods such as mass executions and burning civilians alive during a crackdown that lasted over 40 days across eastern and western Algeria.
- Algerian authorities estimate 45,000 killed, while French figures cite around 3,000, with President Tebboune affirming the massacres as a crime against humanity and a source of national memory.
- The events intensified Algerian resolve, fueling the struggle that led to independence in 1962, while diplomatic tensions persist as France has yet to fully acknowledge responsibility.
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France faces pressure at home to admit 1945 colonial massacre of Algerians
As France and Europe mark 80 years since the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, Algeria is remembering another chapter of 1945 – the massacre of thousands of Algerians by French colonial forces, an event many see as the start of the Algerian independence struggle.
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As Europe celebrates the triumph of V-E Day, Algeria marks parallel legacy of colonial-era massacres
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — As Europe celebrates the 80th anniversary of its triumph over fascism and the end of World War II, Algeria is remembering a darker anniversary: the colonial-era massacres that erupted the same day.
Algeria’s president reaffirms commitment to memory file on French colonial rule on anniversary of massacres
Algeria marks 80th anniversary of May 8, 1945 massacres, commemorating the thousands of victims killed during France’s crackdown on independence demonstrations - Anadolu Ajansı
French parliamentarians expected in Algeria to commemorate the massacres of 8 May 1945 despite tensions
Members of Parliament and Senators wish to honour the victims of France's bloody repression of the independence demonstrations of 8 May 1945, "in the context of Franco-Algerian friendship and memory work".
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