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Events on Wednesday 22 August 1962 1
1962Assassination attempt on Charles de GaulleOAS gunmen ambush the French president's motorcadeMembers of the paramilitary Organisation armée secrète (OAS) opened fire on President Charles de Gaulle's car at Petit-Clamart near Paris on August 22, 1962. De Gaulle and his wife escaped unharmed despite the car being hit multiple times. The attack was retaliation for de Gaulle's decision to grant Algeria independence.