This street, Rue Charles Debry, holds a piece of history. Right here, in the quiet suburb of Petit Clamart, an assassination attempt took place on August 22, 1962. Charles de Gaulle, the president of France at the time, was on his way back to his home in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises when he was ambushed by a group of men from the OAS, a far-right dissident organization. The OAS had been trying to overturn de Gaulle’s presidency and their main goal was to stop him from granting Algeria independence. The attack took place just before the Petit Clamart roundabout at the crossroads of Rue Charles Debry, RN 306 and Rue du Bois. De Gaulle’s car was hit 14 times. Some believe that the president was saved by his Citroen DS 19, which was able to speed away despite having its tires blown out. Nobody was killed in the attack. De Gaulle, however, remarked: “This time it was close.” What happened here on Rue Charles Debry is a reminder of the sometimes-violent past of France. Today, you can still see a sign on the street, reminding people about the assassination attempt that took place here. If you stand on this street, you can almost feel the tension of that summer night in 1962.
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