Battle of Bab El Oued
1962 in AlgeriaAirstrikes conducted by FranceAlgerian WarApril 1962 events in AfricaBattles involving France ... and 5 more
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The Battle of Bab el Oued (French: Bataille de Bab el Oued) was a violent confrontation which occurred during the latter stages of the Algerian War (1954–1962) between the French Army and the Organisation armée secrète (OAS) which opposed Algerian independence. It took place in Bab El Oued, then a working-class European quarter of Algiers, from 23 March to 6 April 1962.
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Rue Orif Hadj Mohamed,
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 36.790702777778 ° | E 3.0497305555556 ° |
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APC Bab El Oued
Rue Orif Hadj Mohamed
16131
Algiers, Algeria
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