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- Lot 139
AFP - Jean-Claude COMBRISSON A soldier from the territorial units (UT) supporting the insurgents in favor of French Algeria stands guard from a rooftop in Algiers, January 1960. A soldier from the territorial units (UT) supporting the insurgents in favor of French Algeria stands guard from a rooftop in Algiers, January 1960. Silver print on baryta paper, from digital file (black and white lambda print). Dry AFP stamp in lower right margin. Stamp "AFP 5/11/2022 Edition Spéciale N°: 1/1" on verso. Gelatin silver print on baryta paper, from digital file (black and white lambda print). Blind stamp AFP in the lower right margin. Stamp " AFP 5/11/2022 Edition Spéciale N° : 1/1 " on verso. Image : 36 x 36 cm - 14.2 x 14.2 in Paper : 45 x 45 cm - 17.7 x 17.7 in On January 24, 1960, French Algerian militants staged an insurrection and set up barricades in Algiers to protest against the recall of General Jacques Massu to metropolitan France. They also opposed the French government's policy of opening negotiations on Algerian self-determination with the leaders of the GPRA (Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic). The pro-French Algeria riots, which began on January 24 and ended on February 2, 1960, left 22 people dead and 150 injured on the first day. On January 24, 1960, French Algerian activists staged an insurrection and set up barricades in Algiers to protest the recall of General Jacques Massu to the mainland. They also opposed the policy of the French government, which was about to begin negotiations on self-determination for Algeria with the leaders of the GPRA (Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic). These pro-French Algeria riots, which began on January 24 and ended on February 2, 1960, left 22 people dead and 150 injured on the first day.
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