Saint-Denis in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Massacre du 17 octobre 1961
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Paris massacre of 1961 Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2024
1. Massacre du 17 octobre 1961 / Paris massacre of 1961 Memorial
Contre le racisme et l'oubli, pour la démocratie et les droits humains, cette plaque a été dévoilée par Didier Paillard, maire de Saint-Denis, le 21 mars 2007.
On October 17, 1961, during the Algerian War, thirty thousand Algerians from the Paris region demonstrated peacefully against the curfew imposed on them. This mobilization was brutally repressed on the orders of the Paris police prefect. Demonstrators were shot dead, hundreds of men and women were thrown into the Seine, and thousands were beaten and imprisoned. Bodies were found in the Saint-Denis Canal.
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Erected 2007.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is October 17, 1961.
Location. 48° 56.134′ N, 2° 20.788′ E. Memorial is in Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, in Seine-Saint-Denis. It is at the intersection of Quai du Canal and Place des Victimes du 17-October-1961, on the left when traveling south on Quai du Canal. The plaque is mounted to a wall overlooking the Saint-Denis Canal, in the plaza in front of the railway station. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Saint-Denis, Île-de-France 93200, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Massacre du 17 octobre 1961 / Paris massacre of 1961 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); L’église Neuve / The New Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Le théâtre Gérard Philipe (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Paul Ferard (approx. half a kilometer away); L’orphenilat Génin / The Génin Orphanage (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); L’église Sainte-Croix (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); La Maison Aux Masques (approx.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2024
2. Massacre du 17 octobre 1961 / Paris massacre of 1961 Memorial - wide view
Also see . . . Paris Massacre of 1961 (Wikipedia).
Overview: The Paris massacre of 1961 (also called the 17 October 1961 massacre in France) was the mass killing of Algerians who were living in Paris by the French National Police. It occurred on 17 October 1961, during the Algerian War (1954–62). Under orders from the head of the Parisian police, Maurice Papon, the National Police attacked a demonstration by 30,000 pro-National Liberation Front (FLN) Algerians. After 37 years of denial and censorship of the press, in 1998 the government finally acknowledged 40 deaths, while some historians estimate that between 200 and 300 Algerians died. Death was due to heavy-handed beating by the police, as well as mass drownings, as police officers threw demonstrators into the river Seine.(Submitted on August 15, 2024.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2024
3. The Saint-Denis Canal, as seen from the memorial site
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
