Sainte Marguerite in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Répression au métro Charonne
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Charonne Subway Massacre
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024
1. Répression au métro Charonne / Charonne Subway Massacre Marker
le 8 fevrier 1962, au cours d'une manifestation du peuple de Paris pour la paix en Algerie, neuf travailleuses et travailleurs, des communistes, des militants de la C.G.T, dont le plus jeune avait 16 ans, sont morts victimes de la repression:
(English translation:)
Here on February 8, 1962, during a demonstration by the people of Paris for peace in Algeria, nine workers - communists and Confédération Générale du Travail activists - the youngest of whom was 16 years old, died as victims of repression:
Jean-Pierre Bernard
Fanny Dewerpe
Daniel Fery
Anne-Claude Godeau
Edouard Lemarchand
Suzanne Martorell
Hippolyte Pina
Maurice Pichard
Raymond Wintgens
Erected 1982 by Confédération Générale du Travail, Parti Communiste Français.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is February 8, 1962.
Location. 48° 51.273′ N, 2° 23.129′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris
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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: Leon Frot (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Les couvents de la rue de Charonne / The Convents of the Rue de Charonne (about 210 meters away); Square Jean Allemane (1962) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Le Gymnase Japy / The Japy Gymnasium (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jardin de la Folie Titon (2007) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Olga Bancic (1912-1944) (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Square Olga-Bancic (2006) (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); École Élémentaire Godefroy Cavaignac Deported Jewish Students Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Charonne subway massacre (Wikipedia). Overview:
The massacre at the Charonne metro station of 8 February 1962 demonstration was a case of police brutality that took place around and in the Charonne metro station in Paris, against people demonstrating against the Secret Armed Organization (OAS) and the Algerian War, ultimately killing nine people.(Submitted on October 10, 2024.)
The demonstration, organized by theFrench Communist Party and other left-wing organizations, had been banned, and the prefect of police of Paris, Maurice Papon, had given the order to repress it, with the agreement of the Minister of the Interior, Roger Frey, and the President of the Republic, Charles de Gaulle.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 20242. Répression au métro Charonne / Charonne Subway Massacre Marker - wide view
Among the demonstrators who tried to take refuge in the metro station, eight people died, due to suffocation or skull fractures, and a ninth protestor died in hospital, as a result of his injuries.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
