The 8th of May, 1945 - Tragedy in...
The 8th of May, 1945 - Tragedy in...
The 8th of May, 1945 - Tragedy in...
The 8th of May, 1945 - Tragedy in...
The 8th of May, 1945 - Tragedy in...
The 8th of May, 1945 - Tragedy in...
The 8th of May, 1945 - Tragedy in...
The 8th of May, 1945 - Tragedy in...

The 8th of May, 1945 - Tragedy in North Africa

Photographs by Abed Abidat

Text by Jean-Louis Planche

"Mémoire des Hommes" collection ("Men's Memories")

Photoreport

144 pages - 72 photographs

Size: 26x26 cm (10.2x10.2 in)

ISBN: 978-2-9529228-2-1

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The 8th of May, 1945. To celebrate the victory of the Allies over the Nazis, a peaceful public demonstration was organized by the Algerian people with the agreement of the colonial authorities in the towns of Setif, then in Guelma, east of Algeria. Demonstrations took a tragic turn. The murderous attack launched by the French army and the colonial militia against the rebellion of the Algerian Nationalists escalated quickly, and lasted several weeks. Among the Europeans, there were a hundred dead and just as many injured. The number of native casualties is still debated today. Historians speak of between 18,000 and 45,000 victims...

The photographer went on a trip in exploration of the eastern part of Algeria to meet people who could testify of those massacres. Jean-Louis Planche provides the historical context.

Abed Abidat
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