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20 February bombings by Désiré Pauwels during the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).

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20 February 1894 attacks

1894 anarchist bombing in France

The 20 February bombings, also known as the Rue Saint-Jacques and Faubourg Saint-Martin bombings were two bomb attacks carried out in Paris on 20 February 1894 by the anarchist militant Désiré Pauwels against the French police and state. Organized six days after the Café…
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Désiré Pauwels

Belgian anarchist active in France (1864–1894)

Désiré Joseph Pauwels (1864–1894) was a Belgian anarchist active with France's propaganda by deed anarchists.
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Ère des attentats

1892–1894 anarchist terrorist campaign

The Ère des attentats, or the French anarchist campaign of attacks from 1892 to 1894, was a period in the history of France and the broader history of propaganda of the deed (1880–1914), marked by a significant wave of political violence—both from the French authorities and…
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February 20

Day of the year

February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 314 days remain until the end of the year.
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