Oran massacre of 1962
| Oran massacre of 1962 | |
|---|---|
| Part of aftermath of the Algerian War | |
| Location | Oran, Algeria |
| Date | July 5–7, 1962 |
| Target | Pied-Noirs |
| Deaths | Between 95 and 365 |
| Injured | ~161 |
| Perpetrators | National Liberation Army Algerian civilians |
| Motive | Ethnic conflict |
The Oran massacre of 1962 (5–7 July 1962) was the mass killing of Pied-Noir and European expatriates living in Algeria. It took place in Oran beginning on the date of Algerian independence, and ended on 7 July 1962. Estimates of the casualties vary from a low of 95 (twenty of whom were European) to 365 deaths according to a report conducted by a group of historians and sent to the French government in 2006.