Word: massu
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Then he sped on to Mulhouse, near the German border, where his son-in-law, General Alain de Boissieu, commands the French army's 7th Division. During the meeting, at which twelve other generals were present-including Jacques Massu, the commander of French forces in Germany, who, ironically, led the army rebellion in Algeria that brought De Gaulle to power in 1958-De Gaulle asked how the army would react if there were a showdown with the French left. The generals first told him in no uncertain terms that the army would never fire on students or coerce striking...
...calls Salvador. The first of his three themes deals with the astonishing marriage of Corporal Martim-a cardsharp and famed capoeria* fighter-to Marialva, who is as beautiful as a saint in a procession but as dark and devious as Lilith. This story soon blends with one about Negro Massu and the christening of his blue-eyed son. There are problems here, since Ogun, the Voodoo god of iron, has been named godfather. The priest is puzzled by the throng crowding his church for the baptism, but it goes off well since everyone knows that "Catholicism and Voodoo blend with...
...which killings of Europeans ran as high as a hundred a month. He lived under four aliases, grew a large mustache, boldly frequented the Cafe Otomatic, a favorite hangout of European rightists. The F.L.N. grip on Algiers was not broken until the summer of 1957. when General Jacques Massu and his French paratroops began to match terror with terror. Ben Khedda escaped a Massu dragnet by ducking down a manhole and dodging his way through the city's sewers. Shared Risks. Ben Khedda believed that the F.L.N. government should stay inside Algeria, sharing the same risks as the F.L.N...
...virtually disappeared last week in the explosive espousal of the F.L.N. The extremist Front de l'Algérie Française had claimed the support of 500,000 Moslems-if they ever existed, they have now vanished into thin air. The wife of extremist General Jacques Massu operated a social center in the casbah for Moslem orphans, and worked industriously to win them to the cause of Algérie Française. During the furious demonstrations in the casbah, Mme. Massu's orphans were in the forefront of the flag-waving crowds...
President de Gaulle does not favor generals in politics, except himself. After the May 13 uprising, he had first promoted but then fired firebrand Paratroop General Jacques Massu. He also kept a wary eye on General Salan, first shunting him off to the largely honorific post of military governor of Paris, then retiring him to the reserve. Salan elected to buy a house in Algiers and plan a new future...