Mostefa Ben Boulaïd

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Mostefa Ben Boulaïd
Armée de Libération Nationale (ALN)
MovementFront de Libération Nationale (FLN),
Comité Révolutionaire d'Unité et d'Action (CRUA),
Organisation spéciale (OS)
"The six group ", heads of FLN. Photo before the revolution outbreak of 1 November 1954. Standing, from left to right: Rabah Bitat, Mustapha Benboulaïd, Mourad Didouche and Mohamed Boudiaf. Seated: Krim Belkacem, left, and Larbi Ben M'hidi, right.

Mostefa Ben-Boulaïd (

Arabic: مصطفى بن بولعيد) (5 February 1917 – 22 March 1956) was an Algerian revolutionary leader.[1]

Biography

World War II

Ben-Boulaid was born in Arris, Batna Province, Algeria. In 1939, he underwent mandatory military service and was mobilized to fight for the allies during the Second World War. In 1944, during the Italian campaign, Ben-Boulaid exhibited courage, which earned him the Military Medal and the Croix de Guerre. He was demobilised with the rank of adjutant, returned home, and joined the Algerian People's Party.[1]

Revolutionary figure

Main article: Declaration of 1 November 1954

Ben-Boulaid became an important political and military figure in the Special Organization (OS). He bought weapons with his own funds, supported militants being pursued by the French authorities and distributed arms.[1] Ben-Boulaid contested the Assembly of Algeria election of 1948 and won decisively. However, the colonial administration annulled the election.[1] He was a founding member of the

Batna.[citation needed
]

Arrest and escape

On 11 February 1955, Ben-Boulaid was arrested in Tunisia. Ben-Boulaid was imprisoned at "Coudiat Jail", the "Central Prison of

Houari Boumediene in 1967.[1] During the escape, one of Ben-Boulaid's comrades was injured, recaptured, and subsequently decapitated
.

Death

On 22 March 1956, Ben-Boulaïd died in the blast of a parachuted French radio bomb.[2]

Gallery

  • The bust of Mostefa Ben-Boulaïd in Arris Wilaya of Batna
    The bust of Mostefa Ben-Boulaïd in
    Batna
  • The tomb of Si Moustefa (right) and his companion Amrani (left) in Nara, Arris wilaya of Batna
    The tomb of Si Moustefa (right) and his companion Amrani (left) in Nara, Arris wilaya of Batna
  • Photo taken after his arrest (11 February 1955)
    Photo taken after his arrest (11 February 1955)

Legacy

The main squares of Batna and Arris host busts of Ben-Boulaid. In Batna, an alley and a high school was named for him. In

Batna
is named after Ben-Boulaid.

In culture

In 2006-2007, Ahmed Rachedi produced a documentary Mostefa Ben Boulaïd (film) [fr] in collaboration with the Ministry of Veterans (Ministère des Moudjahidine) and the Ministry of Culture (Ministère de la culture et l'entreprise) and Missane Balkis films. It was part of the 2007 festival, "Algiers, Capital of Arab Culture" ("Alger, capitale de la culture arabe 2007").[3]

See also

Further reading

  • Au forgeron de Batna, Jean-Pierre Marin, foreword by Jean Deleplanque[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Mustapha Ben Boulaïd". 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Wilson Center Digital Archive". digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. ^ ".:: ENTV.DZ ::. La télévision Algérienne". Archived from the original on 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-01-28. Le film sur Mostefa Ben Boulaïd (A film on Mostefa Ben Boulaid).
  4. ^ [1] Au forgeron de Batna at Google Books.
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