Mohamed Boudiaf

Mohamed Boudiaf

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Ein country of citizenship	Algeria, France
Name in native language	محمد بوضياف
Name wey dem give am	Muhammad
Ein date of birth	23 June 1919
Place dem born am	Ouled Madhi, M'Sila
Date wey edie	29 June 1992
Place wey edie	Annaba
Manner of death	homicide
Cause of death	hand grenade
Spouse	Fatiha Boudiaf
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	Arabic
Ein occupation	politician, writer
Position ehold	President of Algeria
Political party ein member	National Liberation Front, Party of the Socialist Revolution
Religion anaa worldview	Sunni Islam
Participated in conflict	Algerian War, World War II
Member of	High Council of State
Award e receive	Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Médaille militaire, National Order of Merit

Mohamed Boudiaf (23 June 1919 – 29 June 1992, Arabic: محمد بوضياف‎; ALA-LC: Muḥammad Bū-Ḍiyāf), dem sanso call am Si Tayeb el Watani, na he be Algerian politician den statesman, den one of de founders of de revolutionary National Liberation Front (FLN) wey lead de Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962). Na dem exile Boudiaf soon after Algeria ein independence wey na he no go back to Algeria for 27 years. Na he return insyd 1992 make he accept ein appointed position of Chairman of de High Council of State, buh na dem assassinate am four months later.

Early years

Na dem born Mohamed Boudiaf insyd Ouled Madhi (now insyd M'Sila Province), French Algeria, to a family of erstwhile nobility wich na e lost ein standing den influence during colonial times. Na ein education cut short after primary school by poor health (tuberculosis) den ein increasing activism insyd de nascent nationalist movement. A member of de nationalist Parti du Peuple Algérien (PPA) of Messali Hadj, na he later join de successor organization MTLD den ein secret paramilitary wing, de Organisation Spéciale (OS). Na Boudiaf be responsible for organizing de OS network insyd de Sétif region, dey store arms, dey collect funds den dey prepare guerrilla forces. Na dem sentence am in absentia to 10 years of prison by de French authorities, buh na he avoid arrest.

Wen na Messali decide make he dissolve de OS, na ein rivals combine plus stalwarts of de guerrilla strategy make dem form de CRUA, a breakout committee dem design make e lay de groundwork for revolutionary war. Na Boudiaf dey among dem, after falling out plus Messali, whom na he accuse of authoritarian tendencies. Na de CRUA - PPA/MTLD rivalry quickly spiral towards violence, wey na e go continue during de Algerian War til de PPA/MTLD (dem then reorganize as de Mouvement National Algérien, MNA) na e be largely destroyed. Insyd July 1954, na de CRUA-aligned Boudiaf survive an assassination attempt by ein former comrades-in-arms, na dem wound am den lef am dead on an Algiers sidewalk.

Assassination den legacy

On June 29, 1992, na dem cut short Boudiaf ein term as HCE chairman wen na he be assassinated by a bodyguard during a televised public speech at de opening of a cultural center insyd Annaba, on ein first visit outsyd Algiers as head of state. Na de murder cause intense shock insyd Algeria, wey na e remain a moment of iconic importance insyd de country ein modern history. Na Boudiaf einself gain considerably insyd political stature after ein death, wey now he be referred to by chaw political commentators as a martyr give Algeria, wey chaw dey argue say na he fi be de country ein savior.

Honours

National honour

• Grand Master of de National Order of Merit

External links

• Achour Cheurfi, La classe politique algérienne, de 1900 à nos jours. Dictionnaire biographique (Casbah Editions, 2nd edition, Algiers 2006)