Red All Saints' Day

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Red All Saints' Day refers to the violent events of November 1, 1954, that marked the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence against French colonial rule.

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instanceOf armed conflict outbreak
historical event
uprising
belligerent Front de Libération Nationale
National Liberation Front
cause opposition to French colonial rule in Algeria
chronologicalOrder early phase of Algerian War
commemoratedIn Algeria
conflict Algerian War of Independence
country Algeria
goal Algerian independence
hasAbbreviation FLN
hasAlternativeName Red All Saints Day
Toussaint Rouge
hasCategory 1954 in Algeria
Revolutionary events
Wars of independence
hasConsequence French military reinforcement in Algeria
international attention to Algerian question
introduction of emergency measures by France
hasContext French colonial empire
decolonization
hasDate 1954-11-01
hasLanguageOfName French
hasSignificance symbolic start of Algerian national liberation struggle
hasSymbolism bloodshed on a religious holiday
hasType coordinated attacks
insurgency actions
location French Algeria
namedAfter All Saints' Day
linked to: All Saints’ Day
numberOfAttacks approximately 70
opponent France
French colonial authorities
French settlers in Algeria
partOf Algerian War
relatedTo Algerian nationalism
French Fourth Republic
anti-colonial movements
result beginning of Algerian War of Independence
escalation of violence in Algeria
targets communication lines
military installations
police posts
public infrastructure
timePeriod 20th century
Cold War era
linked to: Cold War

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Toussaint Rouge alsoKnownAs Red All Saints' Day