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Ferhat Abbas
National movement (1930s–1962)National / Algeria-wide
📖Their story
A pharmacist trained in French universities, Ferhat Abbas began as a believer in equal rights within the colonial system. After years of broken promises, he turned to full independence, joined the FLN, and became a respected political face of the revolution abroad.
⭐Why they matter
He served as the first president of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA), giving the revolution an international political voice.
💡Did you know?
His 1943 "Manifesto of the Algerian People" became one of the founding texts of modern Algerian nationalism.