Toussaint Rouge en Algérie - Archive vidéo INA

October 31, 2004 Report dedicated to the Algerian War and the 50th anniversary of its bloody beginning with what was then called "The Red All Saints' Day". Commentary on archive footage interspersed with interviews of historian Benjamin Stora and Ait Ahmed, co-founder of the FLN and president of the FFS. [Source: France 2 teleprompter] On November 1, 1954, in Algiers, the war began with a series of attacks... Around thirty homemade bombs exploded in front of various buildings (such as the radio station) and fuel depots. It was the beginning of the Algerian War, with what was then called "Red All Saints' Day," and a Minister of the Interior named François Mitterrand... Kristian Autain. Archival footage from INA (National Audiovisual Institute) http://www.ina.fr National Audiovisual Institute http://www.ina.fr Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... #INA #History