Raoul Salan

Raoul Salan was a French Army general who commanded forces in the First Indochina War and later became a leading figure in the 1961 Algiers putsch.

Charles de Gaulle: French general and statesman who led Free France during World War II and founded the Fifth Republic. Salan’s revolt against de Gaulle’s Algerian policy made their conflict central to the 1961 putsch.
Algiers putsch of 1961: An unsuccessful military coup in Algiers, launched by French generals in April 1961 against de Gaulle’s Algerian policy. Salan became one of four generals who seized control of Algiers during the revolt.
French Army: The land warfare branch of France’s armed forces. Salan’s career and political influence grew from senior command in the French Army.
May 1958 crisis: A political and military crisis in France that brought de Gaulle back to power and led to the Fifth Republic. Salan supported the Algiers movement that helped force de Gaulle’s return to government.
Pierre Challe: French Air Force general who helped lead the 1961 Algiers putsch. Challe joined Salan as a senior commander in the attempted coup.
Secret Army Organization: A clandestine far-right organization that used violence to oppose Algerian independence and the French government. After the failed putsch, Salan led the organization’s campaign of violence.
First Indochina War: A 1946–1954 conflict between France and the Viet Minh over control of Vietnam and French Indochina. Salan commanded French forces there before returning to a leading role in Algeria.
Evian Accords: The 1962 agreements that ended the Algerian War and established a path to Algerian independence. Salan’s armed resistance opposed the settlement that ended French rule in Algeria.
Edmond Jouhaud: French Air Force general and one of the leaders of the 1961 Algiers putsch. Jouhaud shared Salan’s opposition to Algerian independence and joined the coup.
Trial of Raoul Salan: The 1962 French military trial that convicted Raoul Salan for his role in the Algiers putsch and the Secret Army Organization. The trial ended with a death sentence later commuted to life imprisonment.

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