May 8, 1945: The Hidden Massacre You Weren’t Taught #fypviralシ #fypシ #history #viral

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]On May 8th, 1945, [music] as Europe celebrated Victory in Europe Day marking the end of World War II, thousands of Algerians in the towns of Setif, [music] Guelma, and Kherrata took to the streets to demand independence from French colonial rule and the release of nationalist [music] leader Messali Hadj.

[00:00:17]The demonstrations began peacefully with protesters carrying banners that referenced Allied promises of self-determination. [music] After French police tried to seize banners and a young scout named Bouzid Saâl was shot dead for refusing to surrender [music] the Algerian flag, the protests turned violent.

[00:00:34]Over the next several days, about [music] 103 European settlers were killed in reprisal attacks.

[00:00:40]The [music] French colonial authorities and army responded with brutal repression that lasted for weeks.

[00:00:46]>> [music] >> French troops, militias, and air force units carried out summary executions, bombings, and [music] mass killings of Algerian civilians across the Constantine region.

[00:00:57]Algerian estimates state [music] that between 30,000 and 45,000 people were killed, while French official figures at the time acknowledged around 1,020 deaths.

[00:01:07]This massacre became a major turning point that radicalized the Algerian independence movement [music] and is widely seen as a prelude to the Algerian War, which began 9 years later in 1954.

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