Raoul Albin Louis Salan (10 June 1899 – 3 July 1984) was a French Army general. He served as the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War. He was one of four generals who organized the 1961 Algiers Putsch operation. He was the founder of the Organisation armée secrète and the most decorated soldier in the French Army at the end of his military career.
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10 June 1899 Roquecourbe, France
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Died |
3 July 1984 (aged 85) Paris, France
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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