François Hollande recognizes the responsibility of the State in the repression of October 17, 1961

François Hollande recognizes the responsibility of the State in the repression of October 17, 1961

François HOLLANDE today acknowledged the responsibility of the State in the bloody repression of the demonstration of October 17, 1961 for the right to independence of Algeria. The opening of the secret archives of the Paris Police Prefecture is highly anticipated. A commentary on factual images (the ceremony on the Pont Saint Michel, the secret archives of the police prefecture), on photographs, an infographic of the Elysée communiqué alternates with the reactions of the participants to the comémorations of the event in Paris.

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File : 17 October 1961

Publication date : 17 October 2012