A French secret terrorist organization based in Algeria, formed in Its aim was the destruction of the French Fifth Republic in the interest of French colonial control of Algeria. It plotted an unsuccessful assassination attempt on President de Gaulle in Its action had little effect on the French government, which by now was determined to grant independence to Algeria.
Subsequent riots in Algiers were suppressed, and the OAS itself eliminated by the capture or exile of its leaders. View all related items in Oxford Reference ».
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