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The Quadafa and the Revolution in France
The month leading up to the attack on the Parliament was super tense in France. In January 1934 alone, there were something like a dozen protests and riots by far-right and fascist groups in Paris. The agitation around these scandals caused enough unrest that the centre-left government decided to make a change. By late January 1934, they were in the process of swapping out their existing centre-left prime minister for a new one. When it became known that the new prime minister would make his inaugural address on February 6, the Quadafa and all the other right-wing and fascist groups put out the word, everybody gather that day. There was no Twitter, but through flyers and word of mouth,