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Independence & Modern Algeria
Hocine Aït Ahmed
Post-Independence
Leaders & Statesmen1926–2015Kabylie
He led an armed opposition movement in Kabylie in 1963 against the new central power.
Historical significance
He embodies a long democratic and Kabyle voice in Algerian politics from the revolution to the contemporary era.
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.
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He led an armed opposition movement in Kabylie in 1963 against the new central power.