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Word: khenchela (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1978-1978
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...symbolism, Algeria's fledgling Front de Libération Nationale (F.L.N.) chose Nov. 1, 1954, as the day to launch its rebellion. In the wintry mountains of the Aurès, Muslim djounoud (soldiers of the faith) attacked a police station at Biskra, wounding two gendarmes. At Khenchela, a lieutenant, Gérard Darneau, was mortally wounded by machine-gun fire-the first French officer to die in the conflict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Epic Terror | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

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