On this day, 65 years ago, on January 24, 1960 (December 26, 1959 in the lunar calendar), the French in Algeria launched a riot against the independence of Algeria. On January 24, 1960, an open rebellion broke out in Algeria. European residents of Algeria are increasingly uneasy about General Charles de Gaulle's Algeria policy, which seems destined for Muslim rule in the country. After Charles de Gaulle dismissed General Masu, a locally-born hero of European immigrants nicknamed "Blackfeet", the uneasiness finally intensified, and groups of demonstrators took to the streets of Algiers to protest against the replacement of Masu and the lack of protection for them. People who cheered Charles de Gaulle's return to French politics just two years ago are now chanting slogans against Charles de Gaulle. They distribute riot propaganda from cars, dig roads to build barricades against the police, and declare a general strike. De Gaulle ordered General Schall, the commander-in-chief of Algeria, to restore order, and paratroopers surrounded the rebels who were building a fortress. The atmosphere grew extremely tense as Paris debated whether paratroopers would open fire on their fellow French people. The order to shoot was never given, and by early February, the standoff ended, the rebellion collapsed, the rioters surrendered, and many of them were arrested. Drilling into the road to prepare for street battles, rebels distribute propaganda materials