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1962 Assassination Attempt on Charles de Gaulle

On August 22, 1962, in Clamart, the OAS, which wanted to maintain a French Algeria, attempted to assassinate General de Gaulle, then President of the Republic. His car was targeted while he was in it with his wife.

By Hrothsige Frithowulf
Assassination Attempt on Charles de Gaulle
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