Clichy has been the site of intense political confrontation for over a century, marked by a pattern of street violence and police action that repeatedly captured national attention. The name refers most famously to the Clichy affair of eighteen ninety-one, where a peaceful May Day demonstration turned into a clash between anarchists and police. After officers attempted to seize a black flag, the subsequent beating and trial of the demonstrators sparked lasting outrage and retaliatory bombings across France.
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