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Hocine Aït Ahmed

1926–2015Kabylie
📖Their story

A historic chief of November 1954, Hocine Aït Ahmed remained a lifelong defender of pluralism after independence, founding the FFS opposition party and going into long exile rather than compromising his views.

Why they matter

He embodies a long democratic and Kabyle voice in Algerian politics from the revolution to the contemporary era.

💡Did you know?

He led an armed opposition movement in Kabylie in 1963 against the new central power.

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