 For the first time since granting Algeria their independence, the French head of state, at this time Valery Giscard-d'Estaing, was making a visit to the former colony.Relations had not been going well and the Algerians were upset at many things, including prior terror attacks, The French president made a bold move by going.This outraged the radicals and led to a minor incident.Mauritania was another former French colony who was now involved in a war of their own with other African factions including the radical group known as the Polisario Front.