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| Assassination of Gaulle Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de |  |
| 22nd April Paris Narrowly escapes an assassination attempt |
| Blockade of Algeria Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 23rd April A financial & economic blockade of Algeria is agreed in principle |
| Broadcast Gaulle Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 29th Jan Paris After "l'affaire des barricades" in Algiers appeals for order |
| 29th Jan Paris Speaks of the "national legitamacy that I incarnate & have done for 20 years" |
| 23rd April Paris Condemns the 4 retired generals leading the rebellion in Algeria |
| 23rd April Paris Forbids anyone to follow the orders of the rebellious generals in Algeria |
| Death of Camus, Albert Camus, Albert | |
| Death of Alfred Albert Camus |
| Death of Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 22nd April Paris Narrowly escapes an assassination attempt |
| Diplomacy Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Paris Visited by Khruschev but de Gaulle does not change his pro-German policy over Berlin |
| Exile of Salan Salan, Raul | |
| April Algiers Flies to Algiers from Spain |
| 25th April Goes into exile after the collapse of the third Algiers rebellion |
| Independence Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Paris The Peoples Republic of the Congo is granted full independence |
| 20th Aug Senegal becomes independent |
| Independence Salan, Rauol | |
| General Raoul Salan opposes the ceasefire & leads an unsuccesful insurrection |
| Launch SS Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 11th May St Nazaire Launches the World's longest liner at St Nazaire |
| Nuclear Warfare Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 13th Feb France explodes its first atomic bomb in the Sahara desert, it has a yield of 60-70 kilotons |
| Peace Salan, Raul | |
| General Raoul Salan opposes the cease-fire & leads an unsuccessful insurrection |
| Plot Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 8th Sep The OAS attempt to assassinate de Gaulle as a last hope to save French Algeria |
| Publication of Sartre Sartre, Jean-Paul | |
| Publication of, "Critique of Dialectical Reason" |
| Rebellion Salan, Raul | |
| General Raoul Salan opposes the cease-fire & leads an unsuccessful insurrection |
| 22nd April Algiers Calls upon the rest of the Army to join the resistance to Algerian independence |
| Siege of Algiers Salan, Raul | |
| 21st April Algiers Paratroopers of the French Foreign Legion occupy the public buildings in Algiers |
| State of Emergency Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 22nd April Under article 16 of the Constitution de Gaulle assumes dictatorial emergency powers |
| Summit Paris Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 16th May Paris Attends the Allied Summit in Paris |
