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De Gaulle was called by the president of the 4th republic to counter the military insurgents. De Gaulle had sufficient charisma and status to calm down the mili
by skywal_l 2y ago
De Gaulle was called by the president of the 4th republic to counter the military insurgents. De Gaulle had sufficient charisma and status to calm down the military.
When the military woke up again in 62 in Algiers, De Gaulle crushed them.
You got it reversed.
- JPLeRouzic 2y ago> De Gaulle was called by the president of the 4th republic to counter the military insurgents. Massu, who had gained prominence and authority when he ruthlessly suppressed Algerian militants, famously declared that unless de Gaulle was returned to power, the French Army would openly revolt. > When the military woke up again in 62 in Algiers, De Gaulle crushed them. Because then, the coup was directed against him!
- skywal_l 2y agoIt is a well known historical fact that de Gaulle did not liaise with the rebels in Algiers. Rene Coty himself said he would resigned if the national assembly didn't pick him as a prime minister. Then the national assembly vote him with a huge majority margin. And finally, he wins the november election in a landslide. So if a coup means that you get power by following all the rules and the decorum and win the election, then the term "coup" does not mean anything.
- GabrielTFS 2y agoWell, the explicit demands of the 1958 coup was to put him in place, and in that sense it did succeed - now, whether or not he participated in the planning of it is basically a mystery, but it does seem plausible (even though there is, to my knowledge, no proof of this) simply on the basis that he was the direct beneficiary of it. Additionally, during the 1958 coup itself he did basically give his support for it in the sense that he explicitly said he was "ready to assume the powers of the republic" if asked for (which is what the leaders of the coup demanded be done).
- JPLeRouzic 2y agoThanks, that's also my understanding of the events.