Edmond Jouhaud





































Edmond Jouhaud

Edmond Jouhaud 1961.jpg
Edmond Jouhaud in 1961

Born
(1905-04-02)2 April 1905
Aïn Boucefar, French Algeria
Died 4 September 1995(1995-09-04) (aged 90)
Royan, France
Allegiance France
Service/branch French Air Force
Years of service 1926–1961
Rank Général d'Armée Aérienne
Battles/wars


  • World War II

  • First Indochina War

  • Algerian War

  • Algiers putsch of 1961



Edmond Jouhaud (French pronunciation: ​[ɛdmɔ̃ ʒuo]; 2 April 1905 – 4 September 1995) was one of four French generals who briefly staged a putsch in Algeria in April 1961.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Military career


  • 3 Death


  • 4 References





Early life


Edmond Jouhaud was born on 2 April 1905 in French Algeria.[1] He was a descendant of early Algerian pioneers of descents coming from Limoges, in France.



Military career


As Army General he had been the Inspector General of the Air Force in French North Africa. After the failure of the putsch, he became the deputy of Raoul Salan in the Organisation armée secrète. While Salan fled to Spain, Jouhaud remained out of loyalty to his birthplace.[2]


Jouhaud was captured in March 1962 and rapidly sentenced to death by a military court.[2] However, after his OAS superior Salan was given only a prison sentence in a civilian court, opinion turned against executing him.[3] He called for the remaining activists of OAS to end their terrorist campaign, and after a harrowing five-month period of uncertainty his sentence was commuted by de Gaulle.[2] He was released in 1967.[4] He was rehabilitated by a law passed in 1982 under the presidency of François Mitterrand.


Jouhaud was one of the most decorated officers in the French military prior to participating in the putsch.



Death


Jouhaud died on 4 September 1995.[1]



References









  1. ^ ab "E. Jouhaud, 90, General Who Tried To Oust de Gaulle". The New York Times. September 6, 1995. Retrieved June 5, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc Johnson, Douglas (6 September 1995) Obituary: General Edmond Jouhaud. independent.co.uk


  3. ^ "Sympathy for Salan". Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2008.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) TIME Magazine,
    1 June 1962



  4. ^ Milestones TIME Magazine, 18 September 1995










Military offices
Preceded by
Max Gelée

Chief of Staff of the French Air Force
1 October 1958 – 14 March 1960
Succeeded by
Paul Stehlin








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