Oran Massacre of 1962

The Oran massacre of 1962 was a massacre of European—mostly French—civilians in Oran, Algeria on July 5, 1962, at the end of the Algerian War (1954–62). Although the majority of deaths were European, Algerians were also massacred. Estimates of the death toll are 95 killed (a minority — 20 — of whom were European) and 453 disappeared.

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