Historical Person

Maurice Audin

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πŸ“ Algeria

Maurice Audin

Gender: Male

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French paratroopers arrest mathematician and activist Maurice Audin

πŸ“… 11 June 1957

French paratroopers arrested Maurice Audin, a mathematician at the University of Algiers and member of the Algerian Communist Party. He disappeared in military custody after torture. Authorities...

Macron recognizes French responsibility for Maurice Audin’s death

πŸ“… 13 September 2018

President Macron acknowledged that Maurice Audin died under torture by the French army and that the French state operated a system that enabled enforced disappearances during the Algerian War. This...