France's history, like that of other European countries, is marred by genocide and massacres. Here is just one of the genocides perpetrated by the French - the Algerian Genocide.
From their colonial occupation in 1827 to the emergence of an independent Algeria from 1945 to 1962, thousands of Algerians fighting for independence were killed, and two and a half million Algerians were subjected to forced displacement. Additionally, the French destroyed 8,000 Algerian villages. The Setif and Guelma massacre, which occurred from May 8th to May 22nd, 1945, resulted in the death of 45,000 Algerians at the hands of the French. The reign of French brutality continued to escalate in Algeria.
In the Algerian War of Independence that erupted in 1954, 150,000 people died in bloody battles against the French army, which was urged to leave the region. Charles De Gaulle fought hard for the war to end, but a secret army organization formed by some French generals and immigrants, committed incredible atrocities and torture in Algeria. The Algerian people suffered ruthless massacres. After the war, a referendum was held for independence, and Algeria regained its freedom amidst the ruins of villages and hundreds of thousands of lives lost.
Paul Aussaresses, a former high-ranking French officer and expert in torture techniques, confessed to extrajudicially executing at least 1,500 people in Algeria during his tenure. This is just one of the confessions...
Algerians refer to the mass attacks that occurred in 1945 and continued until 1968 as genocide. Countless people endured torture, extrajudicial executions, and rape.
France's list of crimes extends beyond Algeria. Their involvement in the Rwandan Genocide and interventions in other African countries, including their most recent military operations in the Central African Republic, demonstrate that they have never withdrawn from Africa, continuously spilling blood there.
May 8th, 1945, is the day of genocide for Algerians, recorded in the shameful pages of history as the Setif and Guelma massacre. Algeria, which sent its youth to France to fight and rescue occupied France by Nazi Germany, received nothing but bloody savagery in return for this sacrifice. The massacres lasted for days. Innocent people were taken from their homes and shot, their blood staining the hands of the French. In one photo you'll see here, French soldiers took a picture of a young woman they had violated, standing naked between them. This is the lowest humanity has sunk - France's inhumanity...
Despite France's denial policies, Algeria has demanded recognition of the Algerian Genocide. However, France refuses to acknowledge any genocide in its history. Former President Sarkozy stated in an election speech, "France has never committed genocide in its history; France is the country that invented human rights." The above photos summarize how they 'invented' human rights! Yet, some French officials and historians agree that genocide took place. Algerians claim that during France's 137-year presence in these lands, approximately one million Algerians were killed by the French.
The Algerian Genocide and France's massacres have been the subject of numerous films and books. The hundreds of thousands who perished are etched into the dark pages of history as victims of genocide. Our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, referring to France's so-called Armenian Genocide claims, pointed to the Algerian Genocide, saying, "Ask your father about genocide."
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