The French far right…is it an extension of the secret military organization OAS?
The French extreme right was not prejudiced against
In 1972, Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the National Front, said his famous phrase: “France lost Algeria, but it did not lose
Out of this feeling, the Organization of the Secret Army (OAS) was born, which used violence and terrorism as a weapon to keep Algeria French at any cost.
One of its most prominent operations was the assassination attempt on General de Gaulle in 1962, when it ambushed him in the town of Clamart, but he miraculously survived. It also targeted journalists and historians who called for recognition of
In 2005, the French Parliament approved a law glorifying the “positive role” of colonialism, as if it wanted to rewrite history. When Emmanuel Macron visited Algeria in 2017 and admitted to colonial crimes, this angered the far right, which accused him of betraying French memory.
It is as if Algeria has become the “perfect enemy” that is used to raise fears and win the votes of voters concerned about their various economic and social problems.