Global InformationKilling of Malik Oussekine information
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 Commemorative plaque on the sidewalk in front of the 20 of the rue Monsieur-le-Prince. | |
| Date | 6 December 1986 |
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| Location | Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| Coordinates | 48°51′00″N 2°20′23″E / 48.8500417°N 2.3398019°E |
| Type | Police violence |
| Deaths | 1 |
Malik Oussekine (16 October 1964 – 6 December 1986) was a French student of Algerian origin. He had been walking near student protests in Paris opposing university reforms (the so-called "Devaquet bill," named after politician Alain Devaquet) and proposed immigration restrictions. Though uninvolved in the demonstration, Oussekine was chased by police and beaten to death. Oussekine was transported to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead, though it was later revealed that he had died at the spot of the attack. News of his killing intensified the protests, and the laws were scrapped two days later.[1]
Silent protests were held by students in the wake of his death first in Paris and then across France in more than 36 towns. His death occurred twenty-five years after the October 1961 massacre, in which at least 200 Algerian protesters were killed by police in Paris.[2]
- ^ Anne Sa'adah, Contemporary France: A Democratic Education, Rowman & Littlefield, 2003, p. 219
- ^ "'France's George Floyd': The Malik Oussekine story gets screen treatment". The South African. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.