 After his tour as Governor General, Jacques Soustelle had returned to France to organize support for de Gaulle's return to power, while retaining close ties to the army and the settlers.By early 1958, he had organized a coup d'état, bringing together dissident army officers and colonial officials with sympathetic Gaullists.On 13 May, right-wing elements seized power in Algiers and called for a Government of Public Safety under General de Gaulle.