Assassination attempt of Petit-Clamart, Assassination site in France
The Petit-Clamart assassination attempt targeted Charles de Gaulle.
On August 22, 1962, an operation to kill the French President was carried out.
This event inspired the novel 'The Day of the Jackal'.
The failed assassination is a notable French 20th-century historical event.
De Gaulle famously survived numerous assassination attempts; Petit-Clamart being one of the most famous.
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