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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons".Huge crowds line the streets as General De Gaulle enters the town of Algiers.
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situat...

General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons".Former Governor-General Jacques Soustelle(with sunglasses) waiting for De Gaulle at Government House in Algiers, 1958.
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons".Crowds line the streets in Algiers as De Gaulle passes.Algiers,1958
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation...

General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons".De Gaulle standing at attention for the bugle call at the Monument for the Dead.1958
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons".De Gaulle at the Monument for the Dead,next to him General Salan. Algiers,1958
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons".Descending the steps from the Monument des Morts with General Salan. 1958
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons".A highly decorated French woman at the Monument des Morts.
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons".De Gaulle greeting groups of French settlers. Algiers,1958
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons".De Gaulle at the Monument for the Dead. Algiers,1958
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons". De Gaulle salutes cheering crowds from his open-top Hotchkiss.Algiers,1958
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria.In a four-day visit he tried to calm the Algerian population as well as the French "colons". Paratrooper General Massu talking to an officer at Government House, Algiers, 1958.
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General De Gaulle's first task as head of government was to defuse the situation in Algeria. Former governor general Jacques Soustelle (with sunglasses) and General Raoul Salan, later leaders of the abortive Coup d'Etat. Algiers,1958
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