1962 Algerian crisis
The 1962 Algerian crisis, also known as the 1962 Algerian coup d'état, was a period of political unrest that happened after Algeria gained independence from France on 5 July 1962. It was a power struggle between factions within the National Liberation Front. It involved the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (Tizi Ouzou group) headed by Benyoucef Benkhedda against the Oujda Group (Tlemcen group) headed by Ahmed Ben Bella.
| 1962 Algerian crisis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmed Ben Bella and Houari Boumédiène | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Oujda Group | GPRA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ahmed Ben Bella Houari Boumédiène Ferhat Abbas Yacef Saadi Tahar Zbiri |
Benyoucef Benkhedda Hocine Aït Ahmed Krim Belkacem Mohand Oulhadj | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Wilaya I (Aures) ZAA (Algiers) "Outside army" |
Wilaya II (Constantine) Wilaya III (Kabylia) Wilaya IV (Algiers area) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 35,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 1,000 dead | ||||||
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