Mohamed Harbi
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Algeria, France |
| Name in native language | مُحمَّد حربي |
| Name wey dem give am | Mohamed, Muhammad |
| Family name | Harbi |
| Ein date of birth | 16 June 1933 |
| Place dem born am | El Harrouch |
| Date wey edie | 1 January 2026 |
| Place wey edie | 12th arrondissement of Paris |
| Native language | Arabic |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | French, Arabic |
| Ein field of work | late modern period, history, politics, political science |
| Employer | Paris 8 University, Paris Descartes University, Paris Diderot University |
| Position ehold | ambassador of Algeria to Guinea |
| Educate for | École pratique des hautes études, Paris 8 University |
| Political party ein member | National Liberation Front |
| Participant insyd | Evian Accords |
| Participated in conflict | Algerian War |
Mohamed Harbi (born June 16, 1933) be an Algerian historian wey na he be a member of de National Liberation Front (Algeria) (FLN) during de Algerian War of Independence.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Na dem born Mohamed Harbi insyd 1933 into a wealthy family insyd El Harrouch, Algeria. At de age of 15, he join de Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties. According to ein memoirs, na Harbi live underground insyd France wey he gather support for de Algerian independence. From 1954 to 1962 na he dey insyd a prominent position insyd de FLN.
After de Algerian War of Independence, he cam be an advisor to de new presido, Ahmed Ben Bella, den later a member of ein cabinet.[1] Na Harbi ein Marxism be fiercely opposed by chaw veterans of de war, as well as by de army. According to ein memoirs, na Harbi try to resist de increasingly authoritarian approach of de new government wey na he urge Ben Bella to arm de people to avert a military coup. Na he believe, like chaw Marxists insyd ein generation, na dem need dat popular militias to revolutionise society as well as resist de impending coup. However, ein own insistence on Marxist dogma help fuel popular as well as political opposition toward am, wich culminate insyd de very coup na he fear.
Insyd June 1965 na Houari Boumedienne seize power wey he arrest Ben Bella. Two months later na dem sanso imprison Harbi. For de next five years na dem transfer am between prisons, widout trial, til na dem place am insyd house arrest insyd 1971.[2] Insyd 1973 na he escape to Tunisia plus a false Turkish passport wey na from der he move go Paris.
Insyd France, na Harbi begin to teach political science insyd de University of Paris.
During ein house arrest, na Harbi begin to write de history of de independence movement den insyd 1975 dem publish a book The history of FLN. Na ein insyd view of de movement no be one de FLN cherished wey na he begin to receive death threats from three sides; Algerian secret police, Algerian Islamic militants den French ultra-nationalists.
Currently Harbi dey live insyd Paris, he retire from de university. Na dem publish de first part of ein memoirs insyd 2003.
Books
[edit | edit source]- La guerre d'Algérie : de la mémoire à l'histoire (2004), plus Benjamin Stora[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Ottaway, D.; Ottaway, M. (1970). Algeria: The Politics of a Socialist Revolution. University of California Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-520-01655-2. Retrieved 13 Dec 2023.
- ↑ Ghanem, D. (2022). Understanding the Persistence of Competitive Authoritarianism in Algeria. Middle East Today. Springer International Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-3-031-05102-9. Retrieved 13 Dec 2023.
- ↑ Rosello, M. (2010). The Reparative in Narratives: Works of Mourning in Progress. Contemporary French and Franco. Liverpool University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-84631-220-5. Retrieved 13 Dec 2023.
